The boys and I are having a very quiet day at home today. The sun has disappeared behind the clouds today, so the temperature has cooled down quite a bit. It's nice not to feel so sticky, but we haven't even opened the blinds yet. (I like to open the blinds when it is sunny and cheery, rather than cloudy and gloomy.) Even overcast, the natural light is better than nothing, so after I finish this post, I will open the blinds.
Baby Nick started waving yesterday. It's really cute to watch, but you wouldn't exactly recognize it as a wave unless you paid attention to the context of the movement. He hold his hand out in front of him and watches it for a minute, as if to will it to move. Instead, his whole arm flaps around.....but it is still a wave.
Angie came bearing gifts for the boys, and some from Grandma Mary as well. Grandma Mary sent up matching hooded sweatshirts for the boys; they are gray and say "Portland, Oregon." The boys look darling in them. We will take the sweatshirts camping this weekend, and we will make sure to get pictures of them together in the sweatshirts. she also sent Nick and I matching T-shirts from Trinity Vineyards. On the back, the shirts say "Got Trinity?" in the style of the "got milk" ads.
Angie brought the boys a couple books. For Joey, she got a stenciling book, and he does pretty good for three years old. She also brought them a book called "B is for Beaver: An Oregon Alphabet." It is a fabulous book with wonderful pictures. The rhyming couplets for each letter is great for the kids, but then there are sidebar texts full of fun historical facts. I learned quite a bit that I didn't know before...and was reminded of several things that I had learned in school as a kid. Angie also brought Joey a kid-sized traveling coffee cup from Starbucks, that is filled with markers and stickers inside, and has a removable coloring sheet. He can customize his own mug! We can also print out pictures and put them in so he can have a mug of his favorite photos. Joey also received a puzzle from Aunt Angie. It is a 24 piece Cars puzzle, with his favorite characters Lightning McQueen, Mater, and Sally. He does surprisingly well, with only a moderate amount of direction. Thank you so much, Mom and Angie. Your generosity and thoughtfulness is very sweet and appreciated.
A funny thing that happened yesterday; Joey was up at the table looking at his travel mug. He had his upper half hanging on the table, and his feet in the chair. Baby Nick comes crawling under the table, and decides to use Joey's chair for his walking stick. We hear Joey say, "Hey!" and then see his chair slowly move out from under his feet. Baby Nick was obviously the culprit, but that left Joey hanging on the table with no support under him! It was so funny. I wish I had had batteries for the camera so I could have taken a picture.
I suppose I should get something done around here before Nick and Angie get back. The dishwasher needs unloading, and I still haven't started on the laundry. Better get at it.
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