This week was filled with lots of time with friends or helping friends...so when it was just us we tried to do some fun things that we don't do very often. I bought S
some water colors during the back to school sales. She tried them out the the children's museum about a month ago, but I just broke them out at home. She loves them!
Our friend had twins two weeks ago. She has had a lot of help from family, but this week she said she could really use some help in the morning. She has three other kids, two in elementary school, and one that is just a few weeks older than S. We walked the older two to school twice this week and had the younger one come with one day then just stay and play after. It worked out well. Thankfully I had a kind neighbor willing to let me borrow her double stroller....these two wouldn't have done the 1.5 mile round trip. We had to stop at the park to play on the way home. It was nice enough and I figured we might as well get some energy out while we were outside :)
Another friend was leaving to go out of town for the holiday weekend. She had errands to do, and they are SO much faster without little ones in tow. We had them for a bit so she could do her thing. We love these kiddos. They play well together and S always asks about them and when she can see them. We're glad they got to spend time with us for a little while!
S discovered one morning that her step could also double as a little table. She opted to eat her oatmeal breakfast sitting on her step, but insisted on sitting next to me while she did it :)
This week was a bit rough at times. Something about two, two years olds having complete meltdowns at the same time that just was a bit much. One day I sent Brett a text that he may need to bring some "reward" home for me surviving the day...aka slurpee or something along those lines. I was really trying to make healthier choices so by the time the day ended I told him it was ok, and not to worry about it. Friday we ended up meeting him at his office and going to dinner at a Balkan restaurant owned by one of his co-workers. He and his wife are Bosnian refugees and came here during the war and opened this restaurant. We'd definitely go back :)
entertaining herself while she waits at dad's office
I've been trying hard to get good exercise in everyday. Somedays I really don't want to, but have gone anyway. Most mornings it's been happening (at least starting) before the 6:00 hour. That is early. Earlier that I have regularly gotten up since before S was born. Anyway, we went out on a walk together on Saturday morning. The wind was incredible. Brett joked that S looked like that dinosaur was running full speed ahead with the amount the wind was blowing her hair back.
A brief stop at the park on the way home
On a site note. We haven't done much in the way of potty training this week helping so many friends has kind of consumed much of our time.
She is such a fun girl. She says the sweetest things. She is so attune to emotions and wanting people to be happy that she will try to do things to change your mood when she senses you are sad. This girl brings so much light and sunshine into our lives. We will be forever grateful for her!
