We had a full day here today. We started our day with a breakfast with my college roommate Jess and her husband and two kids. It was wonderful to see her and lovely to eat together (albeit a bit hectic with four kids.) Then we came home and rested a bit and Nathaniel took his nap and David played on the Wii. When Nathaniel woke up we went outside so the kids could play more play-doh.
This little table is a winner so far. And I love being able to sit out there with them and take photos.
They played and ate snacks and I sketched.
And then I read a bit.
And took some more photos.
When we came inside I noticed my friend Nicholas was asking if they should come over and say hi and I said an enthusiastic yes! Even more amazingly, they brought a Wii game for David and he was overjoyed. He played and we all chatted for a bit and then when they left we took our walk. Dinner and now the kids are sleeping. I feel tired but full. I need some rest and then maybe I might art journal a bit. I don’t really feel like doing anything else though my todo list is getting bigger by the moment. I’ll work on it tomorrow. Right?.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that we got to see my friend Jess and her wonderful family.
2. I am grateful that we saw Nicholas and Ty. What a lovely surprise.
3. Three years ago, I made a little 7gypsies table top thingie (don’t know what they are called) with ATC cards with photos and art from each day in David’s life. When I was exercising this morning, David looked at that and said “Mommy I think good thoughts when I look at these and they make me happy.” And it made me so so happy to hear that. I told him he could take it into his room and look at it anytime he liked. Three cheers for scrapbooking!!
Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that we went out to breakfast. {* his pick for the journal}
2. I am grateful that we played outside with play-doh.
3. I am grateful that I played wii!
I loved your story about David and the spinner. That makes me happy. I hope my son feels the same way.
I have been thinking about getting a table like that for my boy, but worried he would outgrow it too fast. It seems like it will be useful for a long time – david looks comfortable. What brand is it?
thank you 🙂 i am still thinking about it today, it still makes me happy 🙂
the table i got is mostly for the little one to be fair but David’s on the thin-side and fits into it just fine. I got the smaller one mostly cause my backyard is small and I wanted it to be manageable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MK2AQA