Revelry Reverie

They laid out the patio cushions and played “bedtime” – I melt.

Look out

Photos from Bob’s phone; a different perspective.

It was my morning to sleep in. When I finally rolled out of bed and stood in my bathroom putting my contacts in, two toddlers appeared, as if by magic. “Can, can, can we bake a cake mama?! Can we take a bath!!” Bath being a magical word itself, suddenly I had two small, pantsless,…

We spent the afternoon at the Buffalo Zoo with Bob’s sister and her kids and their mom (Nana to the grandkids).

Yesterday we bought Hungry, Hungry Hippos for the kids. We hadn’t yet done board games (matching games and puzzles, yes), so I didn’t really expect them to get it or want to follow the rules. They totally got it. We played round after round, and even though we didn’t go into the winning aspect, they…

Eleanor speaks like an adult. One of her go-to phrases right now is “Does that sound like a plan?” For example: “We’ll watch one more episode of Dinosaur Train then go downstairs for pancakes. Does that sound like a plan?” (She also has leadership skills.) The day after I got home, I spent the morning…