July 7, 2008
I love to just open the back door and let my little kiddos outside. You and Isaac have become so creative in your play. You love to copy whatever he does. Your favorite is when climbing in and out of the little swimming pool on the patio. One day you two invented a game: You would climb out of the pool, crawl over the little picnic table, go down the Little Tykes slide, then back in the pool. You stayed in the pool just long enough to sing one five syllable made-up ditty, then repeated the whole thing over. And over.
You also love to play with the toy dishes I saved from my childhood. Whenever I need to occupy you alone for a while, I pull out the box of dishes and you are content for an hour. Mixing, putting lids on and off, putting toy cookies and cupcakes in the bowls and pretending to serve them to your baby doll . . . It’s great fun to watch.
We’ve gone several times to Old MacDonald’s Farm petting zoo and Storybook Island. The funny thing to me is that even though you ask often to “see goats” or go to “Storybook Mountain”, when we’re there you barely leave the stroller. You won’t get near any animal larger than yourself, so that means you only touch the baby chicks and (sometimes) the baby goats. You won’t ride the ponies or the train, and you are even hesitant about going in the little Storybook houses. I have to push you to try ANYTHING – at least I’m not having to chase you down in a crowd!
Camping at Center Lake in Custer State Park was a lot of fun. We arrived Friday evening during a thunderstorm, so Mama was afraid we wouldn’t have much fun. But it cleared out by 7pm or so and the rest of the weekend was beautiful! Friday night was a little rough because you didn’t think much of sleeping in the tent. Eventually you and Mama spent the night in the car! Saturday morning we did pancakes, bacon and hot cocoa, followed by a nap for you and Daddy while Isaac and Mama went to the beach. Later you joined Daddy and Isaac in making sand castles.
I love to just open the back door and let my little kiddos outside. You and Isaac have become so creative in your play. You love to copy whatever he does. Your favorite is when climbing in and out of the little swimming pool on the patio. One day you two invented a game: You would climb out of the pool, crawl over the little picnic table, go down the Little Tykes slide, then back in the pool. You stayed in the pool just long enough to sing one five syllable made-up ditty, then repeated the whole thing over. And over.
You also love to play with the toy dishes I saved from my childhood. Whenever I need to occupy you alone for a while, I pull out the box of dishes and you are content for an hour. Mixing, putting lids on and off, putting toy cookies and cupcakes in the bowls and pretending to serve them to your baby doll . . . It’s great fun to watch.
We’ve gone several times to Old MacDonald’s Farm petting zoo and Storybook Island. The funny thing to me is that even though you ask often to “see goats” or go to “Storybook Mountain”, when we’re there you barely leave the stroller. You won’t get near any animal larger than yourself, so that means you only touch the baby chicks and (sometimes) the baby goats. You won’t ride the ponies or the train, and you are even hesitant about going in the little Storybook houses. I have to push you to try ANYTHING – at least I’m not having to chase you down in a crowd!
Camping at Center Lake in Custer State Park was a lot of fun. We arrived Friday evening during a thunderstorm, so Mama was afraid we wouldn’t have much fun. But it cleared out by 7pm or so and the rest of the weekend was beautiful! Friday night was a little rough because you didn’t think much of sleeping in the tent. Eventually you and Mama spent the night in the car! Saturday morning we did pancakes, bacon and hot cocoa, followed by a nap for you and Daddy while Isaac and Mama went to the beach. Later you joined Daddy and Isaac in making sand castles.
After lunch, Daddy drove around with you in the car until you fell asleep. Then he came back and parked the car at our campsite so you could nap. After naps we went on a big hike that required crossing the creek six times! You did great riding in your backpack. After supper Daddy and Isaac made a fire and we had s’mores! The second night was much better – you went right to sleep and we didn’t hear a peep out of you all night long. In the morning we packed up camp and headed off in search of animals. We saw TONS of buffalo up in the trees, so we got out of the car and watched them for a while. Later we stopped at a prairie dog town and left them “presents” of grass and flowers in their holes. You fell asleep in your car seat as we drove around the gravel roads. We finished the weekend off with yummy pizza on the way back to town.
Oh, my little sweetheart, how I cherish each nuzzle, kiss and cuddle from you. And I pray that you will know the hope to which he has called us, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints and his incomparably great power to us who believe.
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