Jacob and Joshua have woken up at 6:45 or 7 every day this week, which has been nice (and tiring) because we can really take advantage of the weather. We've rode our bike, played in the sandbox, ran around the backyard, taken walks.
Thursday, after naps, I set up Jacob to finger paint in the front yard. Our front yard is the only place we have shade, and I just set us up there so Joshua stays nice and cool whenever we aren't running around.
Joshua got to roll around and play while Jacob painted.
Jacob enjoyed his "finger markers" as he called them. He instantly wanted purple finger paint, so we learned about mixing colors together to make the colors he wanted. It's so fun to see him understand older concepts. He created three works of art for Daddy to bring to work.
Daddy got home soon after the painting and reminded us that Rally's opened. They have been building a Rally's in front of Meijer for a long time, and Jacob has been watching it closely and wanting to go there and eat. I had never been to a Rally's, but we promised him as soon as it opened we would take him there.
Jacob was excited to eat at "that white building" and we ordered ice cream, fries and enjoyed eating outside. Jacob was thrilled that Rally's has chocolate ice cream. McDonald's only had a vanilla cone, and Jacob always tells me to find him a place that sells chocolate. The other day, he told me, "see mommy, you looked and looked and found me a place that sells chocolate." He is so sweet.
After our Rally's fun, we headed home and got ready for our very first ever parent meeting for Jacob's preschool. Jacob and Joshua played with my parents while we were gone. Joshua decided to take a few further moves towards crawling while we were gone, too!
We are thrilled with our preschool teachers. We bought Jacob's tote bag, and he was so excited when we brought it home.
That night, I explained to Jacob that some kids might cry when their parents leave them at school, and that he doesn't need to worry and the kids just might not know how fun school is and that their mommys are coming right back. So, now Jacob tells us that "those silly kids just don't know school is fun!" I'm hoping this attitude stays on the first day when we drop him off.
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