Mon - Thurs

Monday - First Little Elm MOPS meeting. I was excited to go and get a chance to chat with other moms, but nervous on how Makin would do since he is more clingy now than he was back in the spring. Both kids were fine and I was able to get lots of discussion time with other moms at my table. Looking forward to playgroups coming up! Also a bit relieved they don't have a craft every other meeting like the Plano group. Whew! ;)

Lorelei's update was that she had a big red mark on her forehead from falling on the way out to the playground. They said she didn't even cry and they were holding her to see if she was okay and she just said, "Can I go play now?" :) Makin on the other hand...the report was that he was "playful" (they give me a little paper on how he was and any naps, diapers etc, which is VERY strange for me but makes me feel a little less devastated not being around him for 2 hours) but he did look like his face was a little red when I went to get him. The lady said she held him a lot (only because she had a son who is now 18 born with a cleft and so was instantly attached and wanted to cuddle him) and that he was quiet. He was also super tired because of skipping morning nap so probably had been rubbing his eyes from that.

Anyway, looking forward to getting involved and hoping the kids continue to do okay (and better for Makin!)

Tuesday - Storytime! Tons of fun again and talked about different kinds of weather.

Lorelei found a grasshopper and was so proud to catch it on a weed to get a nice close look. Then she let it go and who's little hands are quick enough to catch the thing? Yep! Makin grabbed it and you can imagine how gentle a 12 month old is with a bug...I made him let it go, although the poor grasshopper was injured in the process...he then kept trying to catch it again and I wouldn't let him and you can see what he thought of that. Made me think "he's such a boy" when watching him determined to catch that thing...glad I'm not the one he will be chasing around when he catches frogs someday...I hope.

Must have painted Lorelei's nails this day too. She chose this color for her birthday and we ran out of time to paint them. Blue with "farkles" :)

One more fun Lorelei quote would be the other night when I poured a little too much salsa on her plate...we got her first non-coached, "Whoa Baby!" (Hope some of you are fellow old Full House fans!) :)

Wednesday - Errands. Bleh.

Thursday - Day at home recovering after Makin got sick late Wednesday night. It was gorgeous fall weather and we did get out and enjoy it in the yard a bit and just having our windows open. Makin caught up getting some much needed extra sleep to feel better.

And if I can just insert "played in sandbox" for pretty much every spare second of the day it would be accurate. :) They want to go in the sandbox as soon as they wake up and until supper. Thank goodness it has cooled down enough to be tolerable out there!