This past Wednesday, Dylan got to go with us to story time in Scotts Valley. It was so sweet seeing the two kids sitting next to each other, sometimes holding hands (Dylan had his hand on Cameron’s back almost the entire time!).
As usual, after stories, there was a little craft activity. This time, the kids got to make kangaroo puppets, complete with a pouch and a joey!
After story time, I made the dubious decision of going grocery shopping, primarily for lunch items, with all 3 kids in tow. By this time, Cameron was cranky and Chloe was uncomfortably gassy (and probably tired of having her naps disrupted by getting put into and taken out of her carseat!). It was a rough trip. We spent the first 2 or 3 minutes standing just outside the door of the store with Chloe crying in the Ergo and Cameron wrapped around my leg wailing and protesting the whole trip.
After finally persuading Cameron to get into the cart, the kids were fine…up until Dylan ticked Cameron off by simply pushing the shopping cart! Since the trip was taking forever — what with all the delays with mediating arguments AND the unfortunate knocking over of a container of cherry tomatoes, I had to nurse Chloe in the car before finally taking everyone home. That poor girl was at her wit’s end by the time we’d gotten to the cash register!
Ah, so. It only took us under 2 hours to get home from the library…! But, once home, everything was copacetic once more. We ate outside (always a popular option for the kiddies!) and Dylan and I took apart a laptop, an HP dv1000, so he could see all the innards.
After that, Dylan got super interested in his Snap Circuits, so we brought out the Alternative Energy kit and went outside to collect some solar power!
Cameron wore her binary “kid” shirt (that shirt says “kid” in binary) that she got from Auntie Christina! Perfect attire for the project!
We spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the sunshine in the backyard.
