Nolan appreciated us bringing up the table and chairs.
He has a lot of work he needs to do there.
His favorite crayon seems to be orange.
Nolan has discovered the Xoom tablet. He's hooked.
He knows it's important to blow on the hot food.
This week we put water in his play table instead of sand.
No bath required following play time.
A change of clothes IS required, though.
The step makes the perfect bench to enjoy a cold drink.
"I wonder how this works?"
"Grampa says I need shoes to go outside."
Good thing he has an extra pair for me.
Nolan thinks he needs to ride all the strollers and the wagon when he's here.
It's a big job, but he takes it seriously.
He got into this stroller, while I was getting out a different one..
"I've got my water and I'm ready to go."
He sits very contentedly while he rides.
We have three different routes we choose from.
Some days we do all three.
I heard a scraping sound and saw the tail end of these steps moving behind the counter.
I assumed Grampa was moving them.
Upon looking closer, I discovered Nolan is strong and determined enough
to move them by himself.
If Grampa starts to do dishes, Nolan runs for his steps.
He is the assistant cook and bottle washer and chief rinser.
Day 4 of the California Vacation Saga
We picked up Auntie Becca from a friend's apartment in San Francisco.
We all went to the San Francisco Academy of Science and enjoyed a day of discovery.
We could learn a lot from jellyfish.
(They're not really fish, they're plankton.)
Auntie Becca already knew what it feels like to have a jellyfish sting you.
Behind glass, they're gentle and beautiful.
The starfish could be touched, so we touched.
If they lose one of their points, they grow another.
Gramma and Auntie Becca managed to enjoy this pole at the park.
Auntie Becca did better and held on longer than Gramma.
Grampa tried the spider web jungle gym.
He went almost as high as Nathan and Andrew.
But then, they are super heroes.
Daddy and Auntie Becca settled for nothing less than the top.
It's impossible to let your sibling get there without you.
It's easy to face the oceans of life,
when Mommy has your back.
"Look, I think I found a pirate's treasure."
"Here comes another really big wave. I'm ready to run."
Andrew wasn't feeling so good at the end of the day.
Shortly after this picture he lost his dinner.
Fortunately, you can throw up outside in California.
We all loved the fire and the some mores.
Andrew's were saved for the next day.
You have to be careful when disposing of your hot ashes.
Daddy learned NOT to put them in the garbage too soon.
Fortunately, we noticed the garbage was on fire before it was too late.
In the wild, wild west, their are cowboys living on the range.
Look very carefully at these bushes.
They're growing legs the size of Andrew's.
Gramma forgot her curling iron at home, so she had to make an emergency trip to CVS.
I thought I might as well buy a new style curling iron.
The clerk said she had the same one and liked it.
I jokingly said, "Great. I'll know who to go to, if I need help."
The next day I found I'm too old to learn how to use a new style curling iron.
I tried to get Grampa to help, but his only suggestion was to return it.
He was already putting on my eyeliner for me in the morning,
and couldn't be talked into becoming my hairdresser, too.
We had a wonderful time, drank lots of wine, tried to make quinoa without the quinoa, learned it's okay to nap in the car parked in your driveway
and that you can take off your pants at the beach, but no where else.
We also learned time moves really fast when we're all together and so do we.
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