Climbing at the Softball Park

Daniel is a confident climber.  He'd never seen a piece of equipment like this, but he eagerly learned how to climb in the hexagon shaped ropes.

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"First time on spider web climber. He called the seats in the webbing lily pads, "

Hitching Up

Daniel did some arranging of toys in the living room while we packed to leave for the weekend.  He is very interested in "hitching up" these days, and made a very long train/wagon out of all the toys he could find in the living room.

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"Birthday boy hooked up tractors, trains, a lawn mower, misc toys, and a laundry basket together. "

Pop Ice on a Hot Night.

After the softball game, the kids were so sweaty that we stayed outside for a cool snack.

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"Pop ice summer night. "

More Practice with Chopsticks

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"Chopsticks with Mac and cheese! "

Chocolate Shake

We stopped by Sonic for cool treats on a 104 degree afternoon.  Daniel enjoyed a miniature chocolate shake.   This is one of his favorite foods!

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"Sonic after pool"

Building Blocks.

We found some Mega Blocks at a yard sale. We decided to wash them up in the pool, and then Daniel decided to wash himself up in the pool. Then he decided to build towers in the pool.

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"Building in wading pool. "

Benched.

We had errands to run in the morning, and both kids were obediently waiting on the bench as I loaded up the car. Daniel wanted to take his blue bat from Uncle Wes with us into the stores.

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"Waiting for their mama. "

Sick Day for Daddy is Still a Play Day for kids.

Loving on Daddy.  He read and did puzzles with them even though he was too ill for work.

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"This is how Dan spends sick day. "

Post Pool Hydration

They had such a good time at the pool and were great listeners as we got ready to go home.

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"Good time at Little Swimmers! No fussing - good attitudes!!"
(taken at ARC)

 

This Is How He Cleans Up:

Daniel, its bed time. Put your stuff away.
Okay.
(Long pause)
What are you doing?
Hauling the toys to my room.

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"This is how he does clean up. Basically stack it all up. "

Sunday Date with Mom

I've been taking Daniel out one on one each week.  This time it was to celebrate that he was a calm boy during church service.  We looked for puzzles for him to do at "the Barns" (Barnes and Noble), watched kids on the carosel, and then shopped for new, two size larger sneakers.  We ate lunch at Panera, and he gobbled up a PBJ, yogurt, and my Mac n Cheese.

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"Date with his mother - show shopping, trains at barnes and noble, Panera lunch."
(taken at Panera Bread)

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Using a telescope

He loves the Telescope Park, so we went there together on a quiet Saturday morning.  I spent the morning with just him, and we tried to do some of his favorite things.   The telescope is on the top of a tall play structure, and it is more of a kalidescope.  Daniel could see children on swings and some trees below.  He told me about all the things he could see and wanted to be sure to look for insects.  We heard many cicadas.  He said he was spying on them.

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"Spying on insects at the telescope park. "
(taken at Cosmo-Bethel Park)

Megablock Buildings

Daniel loves to build and really enjoys Mega Blocks this summer.

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"He made a home for Mater, two McQueens, and Mac. Then he sat on Mac in the home, too. He convinced us to let the home stay out all weekend. "

 

Favorite Chore: Watering.

It didn't rain this summer, so we needed a lot of Daniel's help to keep things green.

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"Watering plants in boots, cow undies, and lots of hair gel. "

A New Toy - Chopsticks

Daniel loves the gift of children's training chopsticks from one of my Korean students.  He was so excited to get a pair!

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""Say cheese!!" "No, mama it's 'Say Chopstickssss!!!''"

Chopsticks.

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"New skill- chopsticks! Thank you Korean friends for a cool tool! "

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"Cleaning today and found this photo of Daniel at grocery store on Easter... He has grown a lot in 3 months! Also, notice he is struggling to do a proper thumbs up! He has it mastered now. "

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"Say cheese, shopping cart! "
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"Lunch with Nanny and Grandpa Douglas. "
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"I need earmuffs- it's so noisy in here with that baby crying! "

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