Memorial Weekend, Potting, Puppy, Pencils

Memorial Weekend - the weather was standard... beautiful two days out of three with a solid soaker. Monday was probably my favorite day as we started out with swanky breakfast including breakfast sausage loaf with Prince Charles Egg Bake. Afterward, we loaded up the bikes and headed to the capitol. In Bismarck, three days of the year the Optimist Club lines the roadway with flags, we thought the kids would enjoy the view. It was a cool morning but they loved walking the loop and gliding down the paths. They liked the statues and the view and listened so well in the adventure. I'm hoping out summer is filled with more of those little excursions.

The other activities of the weekend included potting plants and then if you're Ainsley, depotting them. Eleanor has always had an interest in gardening - watching things pop from the ground or bush up so it's fun to see her light up as she's excited about the carrots poke up, or smell the basil and sage, and her interest in the flowers is exciting. Grady was excited to help too but Ainsley was no help at all as she just wanted to redig the holes and pull the plants.

Matt, Eleanor, and I all were able to get haircuts on Friday. E was excited to see Candy and have her give her some curls in her hair. She couldn't help put keep looking at the hair on the floor and how it was looking. Her and I also went out together later the afternoon to grab up a few plants and get a few groceries. She listened well, wore her mask well, and kept close as we did shopping. It's much easier taking on our and it was nice to spending time one on one.

She's been working hard in her "directions" books. She has preschool activity books that we go over the instructions and she gets to work with her brand new Elsa and Anna pencils. She does pretty well and is excited about the progress and completion. We even did some cut and paste sheets that she rocked out. It's hard to believe that she's grown so much and will even be in preschool this fall.

 

Grady has been loving playing dress up lately - he's taken to the police outfit - working on the buttons, wearing the hat - his other favorite is the firefighter. Ains has been getting along pretty well, she's in the walk to walk stage. She's starting to come down the stairs herself, she's pointing and using her words adding some regular sounds in her lexicon. We are hearing more "uh-oh" and on walks I'm pretty sure I see that pointing finger and her version of "puppy."

EER and ALR playing catch a bit.
After ALR being headhunted the third time with multiple reprimands: "No, if you are going to play with mean with me, I don't want to play."
EER walks over to MJR
EER: Dad, have some fun.
EER throws ball at him.