Time to Play!

I know, I know, I haven’t blogged in a while.  We did have some major colds the last week or two here.  Mine was given to me by my two lovely sons.  Fortunately, the worst days were when we didn't have to be anywhere.  We haven’t had to cancel or miss anything due to not feeling well.

Today Nicholas went to his first official play date.  Yes, he’s played over other kids’ houses, but this is the first time where a kid requested that he come over and I dropped him off there.  He’s been excited about it since he heard and has told anyone that will listen.  I was happy about the potential time I would have to get things done.  It is always dependent on my very unpredictable napper Daniel though.  We’re hanging out together right now!

Daniel during our own little play date.

Tomorrow Evan is going to begin to work on our bathroom(s) remodel!  I told you a while back that we want to fix up our house so we can move.  We were kind of watching our money until Daniel’s adoption was finalized.  Now we have the money needed for the bathrooms, so it’s time to get this house ready!  I’m not sure if there is enough time for both bathrooms to get their updates, but at least one should be done by tomorrow evening (barring any unforeseen incidents).  The house will still need some other minor updates, as well as paint throughout the house, but I feel like this is a step in the right direction.

The rest of our life has been pretty ordinary.  Nicholas had another good violin lesson this morning.  Daniel is not quite as compliant as he used to be though.  He’s not content to sit when there are violins and music stands to try and touch.  We usually get through it without any tears though.

Nicholas is also enjoying his art class each week.  I’m pretty impressed by many of the projects that he has done.  I also like sitting and talking to other moms during that time.  Daniel even has his own group of “friends” each week that he sees.  He saw one little boy somewhere else yesterday and that little boy was yelling, “Hi Daniel!” I think we’ll definitely take another class next year.

Crazy kids!

This happens all the time!

But, Daniel doesn't seem to mind.

Daniel hasn't done too much new.  He’s still standing a lot while holding onto something.  He does like to play a game where we hold him up and let go to see if he can stand.  He usually stands for a few seconds before laughing and falling into our waiting hands.  He’s a little stinker, but he can be a lot of fun.

 This is what Daniel likes to do during homeschooling.

Finally, we have a week until we have a six-year-old in the house.  I’m excited to celebrate Nicholas.  He may be a little more excited than everyone else, but I think he’s ready to be in the spotlight, if even for a day.  I’ll be sure to update about it!