playing in the dirt

I am starting to think only three people read this blog, based on the lack of reaction (except for you PA) to the last two posts!

Anywho, Leo had a blast at swim class tonight--it's only 2-4 kids (depending on who shows up) in his section, so he gets lots of attention. He cried when it was time to go home because he wanted to keep swimming. Class ends at 7:55pm and by the time we get him dry and in pj's and home and then eat snack and brush teeth it's after 8:30pm. He's going to be crabby in the morning. next week I will remember to take the snack with us so he can eat it in the car on the way home.

This weekend the weather was nice, so we played in the yard.

For those who didn't figure it out the first time....

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We need to paint another room...

Stolen moments

So, I've been sick pretty much all week. Saturday Leo went with Jeff to run errands in the morning while I went with Jeni to a consignment sale, and then Jeff dropped him off at home with me because he had an event all afternoon. So I was snoozing on the couch when they got home. Leo went to play by himself for awhile, and then, as is his habit he announced he had to go to the bathroom. When he got done I asked if he flushed. He said, "No, I didn't want to wake you up." How sweet is that!? After Leo had some lunch he went down for a nap and I explained that I needed to nap too, and could he please at least sleep for three hours? He slept for four (and so did I).

We also arranged to have the pacifier fairy come on Saturday night and he traded Leo his pacifier for two new robot toys. Leo has now slept two nights and one nap with no paci. He did complain at one point that he really wanted one big robot. But when it's 9pm on Saturday night and a robot has been specifically requested, the paci fairy takes what he can get.

On Sunday Leo was playing me a lullabye on the keyboard (again while I dozed on the couch) and he was singing about superheroes and rocketships.

Jeff has decided that Leo's superhero alterego is Distracto Boy.

Leo has been getting better about eating what we eat for dinner. Last night was tangy three-bean soup. Leo declared it was "the best soup of love of all."

Misc

Yesterday after dinner our neighbors called. Look outside they said, there is a hot air balloon over your house. So Leo and I went out and joined them on their lawn, and sure enough there was a hot air balloon travelling over our house. It was low enough that we could hear them fire the torches, but not so low that they could hear the boys shouting "Hello up there! Where are you going?"

Later in the evening I took Leo to the first session of his new swimming class. This one will meet once a week and he gets to go in the water by himself with the teacher (no parent). At first he was trepidatious, but once he got his feet wet, so to speak, he had a great time showing that he could blow bubbles and kick his legs. At one point the teacher started to take Leo out of the pool because he thought he had said he needed to use the bathroom. No, he was just excited to try the platform that we told him about (that they use for the little kids who can't touch the bottom yet). The class is later in the evening because there were so many people on the waiting list that they added this new section--it doesn't get done until 7:55pm--so Leo will enjoy a late bedtime on Tuesdays. But boy was he crabby this morning!

The tree guys came and went yesterday--they couldn't plant the tree where we wanted because still too many roots from the old tree. I thought we'd gone far enough away, but between where the old tree was and the gas line, I think we're going to have to put the tree in the middle of the yard. (I'm only partly joking.)

I think we've mostly settled into the routine of the semester. Too much to do and not enough time to do it in, but we're not complaining too much.

Fort

Yesterday was a bit dreary and rainy, so we spent extra time in our PJs and played fort for awhile.

Tree

Yesterday morning we went to a nursery to pick out a new tree. We had a really good experience at Country Arbors and would recommend them to anyone in the area. They know their stuff, are patient and friendly, and don't try to sell you more than you are asking for. We picked out a Canadian Red Cherry which will have white flowers in the spring. The nursery will be planting it for us in a few weeks (they have to call the local utilities first and get the all clear).

Monkeys

We went to a birthday party for one of Leo's school friends at the Little Gym yesterday. The kids had a blast. They got an hour of free play/games and then cake and presents.

Leo had never been to a Little Gym or anything similar, but I'm pretty sure he had a really good time.

Tree go bye-bye

This is what we saw when we came home from work Monday night.

The landscapers took down our elderly, sickly crabapple and left a pile of sawdust and what you see in the next picture.

We had sent the quote back asking them to go ahead and do the work, but never got a confirmation on _when_ they were going to do it.








They returned on Tuesday and finished the cleanup.











That corner looks really naked. We'll be going to a nursery in the next few weeks to pick out a replacement tree. Leo had a lot of fun playing with the sawdust pile while it lasted.

I definitely have to get curtains for the front room now, as it it's too bright in the late afternoons in there now. That's also a trip for a weekend.