(Henry is reading the beloved Return of the Jedi story tape book from the library. Glad dad got a picture of it.)
Thanks, everyone, for your great suggestions on my post below. Keep 'em coming. We're not leaving for the beach until the 20th or 21st (discussions continue as to the merits of splitting the drive into 2 days vs. plugging through in one day).
As always when one of the kids is gone, this week is strange. It takes a few days to get used to having one less kid, and just when I do get used to it, he'll be back. I took an aimless trip to the store after work yesterday, just because I could. Bought myself some Diesel sneakers cheap at TJ Maxx.
It's fun to have a little more time and attention to give to Henry. He's been asking a lot of "what comes after..." questions. Like "Thursday is my horseback riding lesson with Mrs. Pam." "That's right," I reply. "What comes after my horseback riding lesson?" "Umm, well, shower and bedtime, I guess." "And what happens on Friday?"...
This morning we looked at his calendar and talked about some things that are coming up this summer. Then, as I was packing his lunch, Henry came running into the kitchen and said "Oobi is watching a doctor." (I hope I remembered that correctly- he wanted to say Oobi is seeing a doctor, but didn't have the words quite right...) So we talked about doctors a bit.
Then Henry said "Mommy, come with me and you will be the doctor." He wanted to play!!!!!!! Of course I went along- who cares if I'm late(r) to work?
"Mommy, please get the doctor kit from the toy box upstairs." If you think about it, this whole exchange is quite remarkable:
1. He wanted to play
2. He thought of a toy we could use to play
3. He thought of where that toy was
4. He communicated all that info to me
Although I don't think he's ever watched any of the movies, my little pop culture sponge is all caught up in the excitement of the newest Harry Potter movie. This morning he had me recite the names of all the movies ("I just like the movies. I don't like the books.") so many times that I finally wrote them down for him.
You'll notice I didn't ask for vacation reading suggestions- I'll be reading The Deathly Hallows, of course.
5 comments:
That is AWESOME!!!
make sure we get a full book report with accounts of the feats of your guys----
Wow, Henry Rocks! Truly.
On the driving thing...depending on where you are coming from, I suggest you try to make it in one day (assuming you are going to the Outer Banks). Getting on and off the islands can be tricky on the weekends since there's pretty much one main road and *everyone* is trying to get to their rentals for the week. That said, if you do it in 2 days you could get on the island earlier in the day and have time to do some "wandering about" until you can get to your final destination.
So wonderful about the "let's play" comment from Henry. Yes, some things are worth being a little late to work for!
Wonderful about the pretend play with the doctor kit!
The pictures are adorable!
And as far as going to the beach, I try to bring as little as possible because you never know when you will need your hands free. I have had to carry Roo off the beach so many times before that I make sure I put all we need in one bag that I can carry over my shoulder. But you probably won't have that problem.
Enjoy your vacation!!! I can't wait to hear all about it.
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