Bites from a busy day
Today, like yesterday, was overscheduled. A big thank-you goes out to the rain tonight that kept the boys away from a social engagement and drove us towards the grocery store (where we picked up spaghetti squash to try for the first time tomorrow) and then the library (where we picked up The Land Before Time, which we later watched).
This morning Isaac had preschool. Today was their last day of Safety and Citizenship week. Today they learned how to stop, drop, and roll, which Isaac gleefully and accurately demonstrated for me in front of his cubby as soon as school was done. I forgot to mention that a real policeman (a classmate's dad, actually) visited the class Wednesday and let them climb around the patrol car. That was a real highlight.
While Isaac was at preschool, we entertained the family of his new classmate, Evelyn, at our house. We snacked on banana bread lovingly forged by Evelyn's mom, and then Jake and Evelyn's baby sister Charlotte took advantage of the not-yet-raining weather to play outside. So, playdate #1, with our cool new friends. It went great, mostly because Evelyn's mom is so rad. It only took us five minutes of talking to get to the topic of birth control; that is just how cool she is.
After preschool we ran around like mad people getting a picnic lunch together. Then we met Carlos and Anna at a park for playdate #2. This park happens to adjoin the building where Isaac has acting class, which started today. So, while our little man was off perfecting his drama skillz, Jake and I played at first with our old friends Carlos and Anna, but then with new friends, too, siblings of the four other kids in the class. All in the mild drizzle.
At the end of acting class we were invited to watch a video of the kids acting out the story of the Three Little Pigs. And just who do you think was the Big Bad Wolf? OH YES, it was Isaac. And he was so fantastically wonderful. Words do not describe it. Not only did he get his words right, but he also delivered them in a deep, rumbly voice much like you hear from wolves today. It was so awesome that he got compliments for his standout performance from ALL the mommies as they left. Next week Isaac gets assigned lines to memorize for a short play his class will produce at the end of the run of classes, like a real actor. I can't wait to see what Mr. I No Longer Have a Shell will do with that.
This morning Isaac had preschool. Today was their last day of Safety and Citizenship week. Today they learned how to stop, drop, and roll, which Isaac gleefully and accurately demonstrated for me in front of his cubby as soon as school was done. I forgot to mention that a real policeman (a classmate's dad, actually) visited the class Wednesday and let them climb around the patrol car. That was a real highlight.
While Isaac was at preschool, we entertained the family of his new classmate, Evelyn, at our house. We snacked on banana bread lovingly forged by Evelyn's mom, and then Jake and Evelyn's baby sister Charlotte took advantage of the not-yet-raining weather to play outside. So, playdate #1, with our cool new friends. It went great, mostly because Evelyn's mom is so rad. It only took us five minutes of talking to get to the topic of birth control; that is just how cool she is.
After preschool we ran around like mad people getting a picnic lunch together. Then we met Carlos and Anna at a park for playdate #2. This park happens to adjoin the building where Isaac has acting class, which started today. So, while our little man was off perfecting his drama skillz, Jake and I played at first with our old friends Carlos and Anna, but then with new friends, too, siblings of the four other kids in the class. All in the mild drizzle.
At the end of acting class we were invited to watch a video of the kids acting out the story of the Three Little Pigs. And just who do you think was the Big Bad Wolf? OH YES, it was Isaac. And he was so fantastically wonderful. Words do not describe it. Not only did he get his words right, but he also delivered them in a deep, rumbly voice much like you hear from wolves today. It was so awesome that he got compliments for his standout performance from ALL the mommies as they left. Next week Isaac gets assigned lines to memorize for a short play his class will produce at the end of the run of classes, like a real actor. I can't wait to see what Mr. I No Longer Have a Shell will do with that.
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