Since I haven’t figured out how to work part-time (yet!), I am using my vacation days this to make 4-day work weeks. Wednesday seems to be the perfect day off, as then I only have 2 days away from the kids in a row. This was my first full day with both kids by myself, and thank God, it was a success.
The day started with a trip to the Farm Zoo to see Mr. Singer, Nana who volunteers at the edible garden, and the farm animals – 4 cows, 1 pig, and 4 ponies.
A fresh pea pod – yum! (Note from Mom: How can I get Nat to eat these at home?!?)
Dream baby Elliott slept for the first part of the trip and then was smiling for most of the rest of it, even though it was 80+ degrees and super humid. He’s seriously the best little baby.
My friend from Broad, Theresa, has a good chunk of the summer off, so she came over to play. Elliott and Natalie were both big fans. We learned that Theresa’s favorite foods are chocolate and pears. She also wears fun necklaces. And, Jordan loves that Theresa brought over Sweet Mandy B cupcakes! Natalie took a pic of Elliott and Theresa:
When Natalie was napping, Elliott and I played with his new frog friend, courtesy of our neighbors whose girls are out-growing their stuffed animals (and moving into baby-sitting age!) Natalie picked out the frog for Elliott – she likes his sparkles. Elliott likes the frog’s softness.
Hey, Frog Friend, where did you go?
The kids both had an overlapping nap for 1.75 hours (WOW!) So, I even cooked dinner, cleaned up and did a load of laundry. Can we say SuperMom?!? Now, if I had only done my ab exercises as I intended to….
After nap, we went to the doctor to make sure Natalie’s ear infection had cleared up. When we got home, we played outside with 4-year-old Riley and 3-year-old Ford. They live on the first floor of our building, but are unfortunately moving at the end of the summer. We’ve really enjoyed the late afternoon, city kid play dates of sidewalk chalk, bubbles, hopscotch, jumping and races.
Natalie and Riley are also apparently studying to become botanists. I thought this pic would make Aunt Leah proud!
And, Daddy came home by 5:40 – woo hoo! I had A super fun day. Natalie says, “So me!” (As in me too or so did I!) I think I’m ready for bed soon though!