Saturday, November 16, 2013

Chase’s big adventure today was going to his second cousin GJ’s 4th birthday party with Nanaw. There were about 10 boys and girls there, and Chase seemed excited to have other children to play with. In addition to GJ, there was his cousin Mila and his cousin Sam and lots of GJ’s and Mila’s friends from school and pre-school. GJ’s basement is filled with toys like a toy wonderland and the kids all went down there. Chase played with GJ’s dad’s guitar but his favorite thing to play with seemed to be Mila’s really cool kitchen. It was the "Cadillac of toy kitchens and had a stove with burners that lit up when he turned the knobs and that delighted him. He also liked pushing the shopping cart around and making Batman masks at the crafts table. Chase found some of GJ’s cars and "Crash!" Mila really liked playing with Chase. She carried him around and called him "cutie-baby." The kids, including Chase, went outside to play for awhile. Most of them went in the bounce house but Nanaw kept Chase out because the boys were really rough – maybe next year for Chase. After the party, Chase and Nanaw went out to check out the A-frame, and Chase ran around in the leaves.