Wednesday, May 14, 2014

On Wednesday morning, Chase and Nanaw went to the library to check out more Thomas the Train DVDs and for Chase to play on the computer. He also played with the Legos and the magnetic letters. After the library, Chase and Nanaw went to Walmart to do Nanaw’s grocery shopping. As soon as they walked into Walmart, Chase said, "Ride school bus, please?" Nanaw said he could but that they had to do the grocery shopping first. Chase seemed to understand that and waited fairly patiently for his school bus ride. Nanaw was supposed to babysit Chase on Wednesday evening because Mama was going to the Cardinals’ game with Uncle Mike and Aunt Becky but the game was cancelled because of rain so Nanaw was disappointed not to have Chase to play with on Wednesday evening.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

On Tuesday morning, Chase and Nanaw went to Walgreen’s to pick up a prescription, and then they drove to Nanaw’s church to pick up the CD from the Sunday talk so Nanaw could update the church website. During the day, Chase spent a lot of time watching his new Peppa Pig DVD Mama bought and some of the Thomas the Train DVDs that Nanaw checked out of the library. Chase has a new activity: walking around Nanaw’s house turning on lights and ceiling fans -- the light switches are low enough for him to reach and he seems very proud of his latest achievement. Chase has started saying "Please, Nanaw" for everything, and there’s no way for Nanaw to refuse that cute little fellow. When Nanaw took Chase home, Uncle Stan was there, and he and Daddy were replacing the doorframe on the laundry room – it had to come off when the new washer and dryer arrived. Chase wanted to go downstairs to see what they were doing, but Daddy said it might be too dangerous – Chase was not happy about that. He seems to want to be in the middle of the action all the time.

Monday, May 12, 2014

On Monday morning, Chase and Nanaw took a road trip to Pontoon Beach for Nanaw to get the emissions test done on the Escape. Chase seems to really like riding in the car. During the ride, he had long conversations with himself, and he burst into song every once in awhile—singing the ABC song, Jingle Bells, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (except he says Crinkle, Crinkle) and The Wheels on the Bus. When they got home, he spent some time watching the Thomas DVDs before his nap. Nanaw let Chase play with the major screwdriver / flashlight combo Mama gave Nanaw for Mother’s Day. In the afternoon when Chase got up from his nap, he and Nanaw played in his room with the mega blocks and Chase’s cars – which he calls "bee-byes." Chase went home early on Monday because Nanaw had to go to a dentist’s appointment.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

On Sunday morning, Chase ran around the A-frame and played until it was time to leave. Nanaw took Chase to Wentzville to meet Mama and Daddy so they could go to Grandma Pat’s house for Mother’s Day. In the evening, Chase came to Nanaw’s house with Mama and Daddy for Mother’s Day. Uncle Mike, Aunt Becky, Nichole and Natalie were there also. For dinner, Uncle Mike grilled his "amazing burgers." After dinner, Chase went outside to play with Thomas the bubble maker. Chase also played in Nanaw’s back yard and on the upper deck – he’s very much an "outside" boy.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Chase’s exciting weekend adventure was spending the night out at Aspenhof with Nanaw. Mama and Daddy were going to a wedding so Nanaw took Chase with her – she was deliriously happy to have Chase with her. On the way out to Aspenhof, Nanaw stopped at Goodwill in Washington and bought five toys for Chase: a train (which Chase calls Thomas -- all trains are Thomas according to Chase); a Winnie the Pooh laptop; a little piano; an alphabet game that makes phone noises; and a fire truck. Chase and Nanaw went for a walk on the walking trail around the lake, and Chase seemed to have a grand time. He smiled the whole time, and stomped his feet on what Nanawcalls the troll bridge. After their walk, Chase and Nanaw went to McDonald’s in Warrenton for chicken McNuggets. There was a little boy there at a nearby table, and Chase repeated everything the little boy said – it was very cute. In the evening, Chase and Nanaw cleaned up the rocks around the fireplace that Chase messed up the last time he spent the night at Aspenhof with Nanaw.

 

 

 

Friday, May 9, 2014

Chase had a big adventure today – his first visit of the season to Suson Park. He seemed really excited to see all the animals. One of the geese honked loudly when Chase was standing next to him, and the noise made Chase jump. He saw a mama pig with 10 little piglets nursing. Nanaw told him they were babies, so Chase kept saying babies. He repeated everything that Nanaw told him about the animals and the names. He seemed much more interested and engaged by the animals this year than last year.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

First thing, Chase watched one of the Thomas DVDs while he ate breakfast. After breakfast, Chase and Nanaw went for an early morning walk, then went to Walmart. When they walked into Walmart, Chase said, "Ride school bus, please." It was very cute – he kept saying it while they shopped. Finally, Chase got to ride the school bus, and he said "Thank you" to Nanaw. Once again, he pressed the yellow start button to make the school bus move after Nanaw put in the money. In the afternoon, Chase and Nanaw went downstairs for school. Chase played with the flash cards and watched another Thomas DVD. Uncle Mike came over to cut Nanaw’s grass, and Chase seemed delighted to see him. Uncle Mike was eating Doritos, and Chase said, "More chips" and the "Please." Uncle Mike gave Chase a Dorito and Chase said "Thank you."