What Did You Do Today?

Aw, nothing.  Just went to the beach...

Wait, what's that...?  Far, far in the distance...?

IS THAT THE SPACE SHUTTLE??

SO BEYOND AWESOME!!

And then it flew by AGAIN!  At this point, I was tearing up and about to start screaming USA!  USA!  USA!

See ya later, Endeavor!

(And see ya later pants!)

Matty in a Circle

Matt's First Day

Well, not to downplay it at all, but Matt has been ready for this day for over a year.  "I want to go to school!" he'd say, every single day.  So, finally, yesterday, it was time to go to school.

Getting Ready...

(He had his first-day bear shirt all ready to go, and then when I went in to get the camera, he'd climbed into the front garden and it was black with dirt.  This doggie shirt was a last-minute save, but still pretty darn cute.)

Can't wait to get there...

Standing outside...

Booking down the ramp...

And he jumped right into the classroom.  Within 10 minutes they asked me if I was ready to leave.  I wasn't!  I asked if I could stay through circle time, and Matt hardly noticed I was there.

Here's Nancy giving him some snuggles.

Playing with Magnus.

Circle time (video to follow)!

Snack time!

Outside!

And then I said, "OK Matt, I'm taking off."

"See you later, Mommy," he said.  So I left!  And I kind of didn't know what to do with myself!

I picked them both up at 5, and since I'd promised them ice cream in celebration (which Danny remembered and reminded me about forty-two times), we took the stroller to Abbot Kinney and had some gelato.  Chocolate chip and chocolate, split for each of them.

And that was that. 

A Great Party Indeed

It is hot, hot, hot here in LA.  Our house always has a tough time dealing with the heat due to just terrible insulation or lack thereof.  But we are really in the worst of it here.  Three fans going full-time, a window-opening campaign that starts in the morning, avoids the direct sun as it moves across the house, and ends every day with every single possible opening and fans pushing air (and flies) out.

The kids took a long bath tonight.  It was a very busy day.  We had a visit from Matty's Bear teacher, Geovanna, today, and we had a great time.  We love Geovanna.  She was Danny's Bear teacher, and we miss her a lot.  She is very kind and very, very sweet.  When Danny was having a tough time at dropoff, seeing Geovanna and her warm embrace always helped a lot. 

But today was Matty's day with Geovanna, and they played Magna Tiles, and read a book or two, and we shared a big bowl of popcorn.  Danny was a little jealous, and wanted in on the playtime, so I took him out to the hammock and we talked about when he was just starting as a Bear and Geovanna came to visit him, when he was small.  ("I'm still small!!" he said in response.)

Tomorrow is Matty's first day of school.  Obviously I was such a wreck with Danny, but with Matty I am basically 99% excited.  I know he's going to be cuddling up a storm with both Geovanna and Nancy - he's still a little guy.  But he can't wait to stay, and they can't wait to have him, and well, it's all good.

So busy day plus hot and sticky means looooooong bath.  And as few clothes as possible.  I gave Danny a pair of pj shorts only, and Matty a pj shirt and a diaper only, and said "Guys, it's hot.  Let's keep the clothing to a minimum."

Danny's response, as he splayed himself out on the couch with arms flung overhead:  "I have only pj shorts, and Matty has only a pj top.  This is going to be a great party."

FIN

Welcome Back!

A:  I re-did the train tracks yesterday, which has led to Matty climbing up onto the train table, to really take advantage of the configuration.

B:  We're back to potty training Matty, which means diaper-free livin' for a while.

A+B=

David:  "Oh Matty, did you do what I think you just did?"
Matty:  "Sorry, Daddy."
Danny (from the bedroom):  "What happened?"
Me:  "Matty [REDACTED] on the train table."
Danny (running out at full speed)"  "Oh man, I gotta see this!!!"