Story Time

The boys were up early this morning, ready to enjoy the day! After breakfast, they rode bikes for a while outside. The weather was perfect before the heat comes back later this week! Then we headed to preschool story time at the library, but at a different branch than we normally go to. Jacob doesn't get to do story time at the library anymore because it never matches up with his preschool schedule. But, today was the last day of the school year they are doing story time, and since Jacob is already done with school, we squeezed in one visit! 

I am more and more amazed at how Jacob handles himself in large groups. He joins right in with songs, speaks up, raises his hand, answers questions, participates, and really enjoys being in the group. Today's theme was magic. They learned about magnets, got to color a magician's hat and pull a bunny from the hat (bunny glued on a stick), and read two stories. One story was about a man with magic boots that would take him anywhere he wanted to go. The librarian asked the kids where they would want to go, and Jacob's hand shot up. I expected him to say something like Florida, or camping, or places we have been. Instead, he said, "The North Pole!" Loved his original answer! Then, he told me I should raise my hand and say the same answer so we could go together. Joshua did pretty well during the story time considering it wasn't for his age group. He colored his hat a little bit and didn't run around, so that's a success! Joshua is surprisingly shy in large groups and doesn't participate in group songs or dances. He'll do the dances later, but not with the other kids. 

We came home for a picnic lunch, and then Jacob decided he wanted to practice t-ball. He had a blast, and is getting pretty good with his swing in the backyard. He really wants to play t-ball, so I have a feeling that is in our near future. Joshua hits the ball pretty far, as well! After naps, the boys played with neighborhood kids again before we headed to Chik-Fil-A for dinner. Jacob and I made a neighborhood with sidewalk chalk in the driveway. He is becoming a really good artist, drawing houses with garages and cars, a pool, and trying to copy anything I draw. He is so sweet. Days like today that are low-key, relaxed, and let the boys just pick what they want to do throughout the day make me so thankful I get to stay home and just be a part of the little moments throughout the day. Nothing major, but nothing I would want to miss!