The latest bedtime reading obsession.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Guys Weekend
Last weekend Cody, Uncle Chris, and I went to the beach. The usual rules about Guys Weekend apply--what happens on Guys Weekend, stays on Guys Weekend. But a few highlights are in order. First, as soon as we got to the condo, we opened up Cody's new surfboard, a 5'4" quad fish. He loved it. Here he is, leashed up, and ready to go in his new wetsuit top:
Once we got out it only took him about 15 minutes before he caught a wave and then--to my total surprise--jumped up on the board and surfed it into the beach, standing. No help from me. It was one of the proudest moments I've ever had with him and I'm a little heartbroken that I don't have pictures or video for you. Because it was amazing. He's totally got it. By next summer, standing up on the board will be second nature to him, I think.
The girls on the field hockey team don't have a chance . . .
We spent a lot of time on the beach, surfing, jumping waves, and digging. At night there was pizza and mini golf and go-karts. He rode with me only once and did every other race riding shotgun with Uncle Chris:
Needless to say, they left me in the dust, every time.
We had one cloudy and rainy day, so we took him bowling. He loved it:
And for this, I do have video. High levels of awesome:
All in all, a wonderful weekend.
Once we got out it only took him about 15 minutes before he caught a wave and then--to my total surprise--jumped up on the board and surfed it into the beach, standing. No help from me. It was one of the proudest moments I've ever had with him and I'm a little heartbroken that I don't have pictures or video for you. Because it was amazing. He's totally got it. By next summer, standing up on the board will be second nature to him, I think.
The girls on the field hockey team don't have a chance . . .
We spent a lot of time on the beach, surfing, jumping waves, and digging. At night there was pizza and mini golf and go-karts. He rode with me only once and did every other race riding shotgun with Uncle Chris:
Needless to say, they left me in the dust, every time.
We had one cloudy and rainy day, so we took him bowling. He loved it:
And for this, I do have video. High levels of awesome:
All in all, a wonderful weekend.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Burke Lake Park, Emma Edition
Before the train at the park closes for the winter, we went on an excursion a couple weeks back for Emma's first carousel and train ride. She LOVED IT. We did it all twice, just because.
Sir Cody and the Yellow Knight
Cody has been really, really into knights lately. And King Arthur. And Camelot. And medieval toilets. You know. He's going to be a knight for Halloween, in fact — the first non-superhero costume since this.
So Jonathan had the brilliant idea of taking him to Medieval Times—just the two of us. We went. It was, as Cody told me, EPIC. We paid (through the nose) extra to have him knighted, and boy, was it worth it. See for yourself…
Here are some highlights from what was really an awesome afternoon.
He drank soup from a bowl, toured the dungeon, and we got a glow-in-the-dark jousting thingie. He was at the perfect age: not too young to be overwhelmed and/or bored—he drank in every detail. And not too old to be at all embarrassed to shout and scream and cheer for our knight to triumph in battle (he didn't).
Epic.
So Jonathan had the brilliant idea of taking him to Medieval Times—just the two of us. We went. It was, as Cody told me, EPIC. We paid (through the nose) extra to have him knighted, and boy, was it worth it. See for yourself…
Here are some highlights from what was really an awesome afternoon.
He drank soup from a bowl, toured the dungeon, and we got a glow-in-the-dark jousting thingie. He was at the perfect age: not too young to be overwhelmed and/or bored—he drank in every detail. And not too old to be at all embarrassed to shout and scream and cheer for our knight to triumph in battle (he didn't).
Epic.
Girls Weekend
This past weekend, the boys headed to the beach for some Official Guy Time (bowling, surfing, go-karts, arcade games, ice cream, pizza, castle-building) and I had my girls all to myself on a rainy weekend. Cordelia had plans. Big plans. Nearly all of them involved baking. The rest involved not sleeping. It turns out, as she told me, "I cannot possibly sleep without Cody. It will break my heart with loneliness." (Did I mention we signed her up for a drama class?) I was kind of excited about crawling into bed before 9:00…but she was somehow still awake. So in she came, and I wound up with someone snuggly and snoring beside me all night, anyway. : ) It was actually very sweet, though reminded me how glad I am to have never allowed the kids to sleep with us. I need my space, man. : )
Anyway — here are some highlights from the weekend. A visit with Fiona! The bookstore! The 40th birthday of their favorite barista! Dress-up! Cookies! And, inexplicably, a green highlighter beard. (I was wondering why she was so quiet in the back of the car.)
Love the apron. Love the licking. Love this girl.
Here, she looks like she's 11. Maybe it's the leggings.
This one was an instant classic. Emma wipes out and then sobs to Cordelia, "What's the MATTER, Emma? Poor baby! You have an ouchie! It's okay! I'm right here!"
I love the look of utter distrust on Fi's face.
Oh, and let's not forget her practicing her teenage eye rolls.
Anyway — here are some highlights from the weekend. A visit with Fiona! The bookstore! The 40th birthday of their favorite barista! Dress-up! Cookies! And, inexplicably, a green highlighter beard. (I was wondering why she was so quiet in the back of the car.)
It was all very exhausting. : )
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