So, yes, Heather, Assaf, and Taliana were having their home worked on, so we got to have a very exciting over-nighter with them! The kids were beside themselves with joy. Heather and Taliana came over pretty much after she got out of school on Friday afternoon and they played and played and played.
Heather drew an awesome road with some sidewalk chalk right in our backyard. There was a hospital, Sandy Way (by the sand and water table), a restaurant with a parking lot and a crosswalk (near the table), a gas station and the Boardwalk.
The kids scooted around like mad while the grown-ups sat inside and played a game. In fact, Taliana taught Dylan how to ride the 2-wheeler scooter! Both kids were very excited and proud of this accomplishment.
When it came time for bed, we tucked them in bed in the pink room and we continued to play downstairs. Apparently, they didn’t fall asleep right away (as is often the case with sleepovers, right??). They shared a flashlight first and did a little chatting, but they both eventually sacked out and, for the first time ever, Dylan actually stayed in the pink room all through the night…!
The next morning, the kids were still pretty excited. They got up at the crack of dawn (ok, it was 7am) and were all geared up for more playing.
We all went to Walnut Avenue for breakfast and did a little walking around in downtown Santa Cruz before heading back home for a little more game-playing and hang out time.
While Heather and I played Jambo, the kids went and dug up more potatoes!! We hadn’t really known that our plants were still producing, so it was a nice surprise.
I love that they garden like that. We’re looking forward to planting more things they can harvest — strawberries, cherry tomatoes, snap peas…something. We haven’t figured it out yet, but we will hopefully do so very soon….
