Monday

Sunday: Joshua

Joshua: "Don't think about it!"

He's said this several times.  I usually can't tell what I'm not supposed to think about, so I guess it works.

Saturday: paw patrol

I rented a Paw Patrol video from the library this week.  The boys have had limited exposure to them, mainly due to the fact the show isn't on Amazon or Netflix.

Isaac is now obsessed.

We went to Target this afternoon and Isaac was looking for Paw Patrol things all over the place.  I'm not really surprised at this reaction since even kids that don't think they're dogs love the show.  Since we have two dogs in the house it is just that much closer to their hearts.

On another note, it seems as though I should take the boys out more.  (Or they will make perfect Target shoppers.)  In just about every aisle that we went down there was a loud gasp of excitement and an exclamation of what they saw.  "Paint!!"  "Popcorn popper!!"  "Robot coloring book!"  "Potato!"  (That was actually a large Easter Egg, but it did look like a very large potato.)  It was a little ridiculous.

Friday: a first and a movie

We made some banana bread today.  We almost made mint banana bread, as I told Isaac to get the vanilla and he got the mint instead.  The bottles look alike.  I just happened to watch him pour it and noticed it was the wrong color.  And the wrong smell.  And I freaked out a bit.  Luckily he didn't pour it in and the batter tasted fine after everything was mixed together.

Anyway, for the first.  Isaac cracked his first egg by himself, and got the egg out of the shell.  He's almost been ready to do it a few times, but this time when I asked he actually decided to do it.  I was quite proud of him.

Ben and I went to see Lego Batman tonight.  It was funny.  I'd highly recommend it.

Wednesday: wind and food basket

We started out the day with a trip to an indoor playground.  It's been a while since we had been there, and it was perfect...not all that big, but it was new and not many other people were there.

Then we went to Kids' Food Basket to help pack bag lunches.  Aunt C wasn't able to watch Joshua at the last minute, so he joined us.  He held up pretty well; he spent most of the 40 minutes putting his thing (celery or pudding) in a bag.  He was not so good at moving the bag to the next person, but I think we caught all the double puddings.  Isaac did well too.

Then Ben came home early because we had large waves at the beach.  Both boys loved it and it was the parents who were ready to go first.  I think the boys thought it was a bit more dangerous than we did, which is why they didn't want to leave.  (Also, it's hard to get the waves at their maximum.  The video does a pretty good job, but they weren't the highest.  Some went well over the walkway behind us.)

Monday: school update

We got some letters in the mail today.

We did not get in at Black River.  While I was expecting this, it is still disappointing.  It probably would have been an easy decision.  We are 55th on the waiting list.  I prayed that we wouldn't get in where God didn't want us to be, and it seems as though He was rather clear.  But I'm still a bit sad.

We did get in at Eagle Crest.

Holland Christian is still on the list.

We will probably hear about West Ottawa Montessori next week; applications are due on the 10th.

Stay tuned.

Weekend: Fort Wayne

There was a lot of playing that occurred.  Playing with parents, playing with CC, and playing with each other.  

We took a walk today.  It was a bit cold, but still nice.  I asked Joshua if I should throw him in the river and he said no.  He then told me, for the next 5-10 minutes, that I shouldn't throw CC, Isaac, Uncle Nathan, myself, coats, hats, mittens, shoes, or pants in the river.

There were some beads to play with.  They were a big hit, both to wear and to play with.  I think they were currency for something and a train track at one point.

Isaac and Evelyn were trying to step on CC's shadow.

We went to the science museum.  It was busy, but there were many fun things to do.

A parachute is coming down, although you can't see it here.

Joshua enjoyed spinning.

Friday was Nathan's birthday.  There was a delicious cake.  The fact that they got cake and ice cream was one of the first things that Ben was told when we got home.