Revelry Reverie

Dinner with the Rings and the Svendsens.

This is definitely a gift for a grownup. I’m a grownup!

During baths this evening, the kids were playing with their current favorite toys. For Henry, a matchbox tank. For Ele, a small My Little Pony figurine (name of Princess Cadence, so I’m told). Henry’s tank rolled up to Cadence and went “pew!” I’m not thrilled he knows tanks do this, and a little sad he…

The kids went into their room for quiet time today, and we put up their gate. A few minutes later, I hear suspicious noises and go find Eleanor climbing over the gate, with some help from the bins from her bookcase. I put her back in and remove the bins. I ask her to please…

Thanks to the best godmother ever, Kathleen!

We are getting a lot of mileage out of these Peapods. They’re supposed to be a safe place for your littles to sleep when you travel, but we use them for ball pits, toy corrals, and (right now) a zoo for these crazy geckos. I’m not sure why they are geckos but there you have…

Playing with the kinetic sand first thing.

Today Henry was upset he didn’t get to go in the grocery store. Yesterday he was upset because Bob asked him what he would give me for my birthday and Henry said “a train!” And then he thought a minute and said “I want a train I WANT A BIRTHDAY” and got pretty upset that…