Friday, September 12, 2014

Chase and Nanaw had a special day today – they stayed home all day to play and didn’t go anywhere. Their first activity was fixing the track on the Thomas table downstairs. Yesterday afternoon, Chase took the track apart – the third of his three train track setups that he’s destroyed in the past couple of weeks. He really seems to enjoy taking the tracks apart when Nanaw isn’t looking. After the train track repair, Chase and Nanaw played trains downstairs for awhile before breakfast. After breakfast, Chase colored at the kitchen counter and also played with a sticker book. Then Chase and Nanaw played with Choo Choo Charlie and the Thomas book that has 12 little trains. Next, they played with the train setup in Chase’s room. During lunch, Chase watched Super Reader and then Thomas the Train. After his nap, Nanaw read the Spot Loves Mommy and Owl Babies books to Chase. On his own, Chase carried his red bag out to the car when it was time to go home – very cute.

 

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Chase’s adventure on Thursday was going to the first day of Tot Time. Chase and Nanaw left home a little early so Nanaw took the long way, going on Route 3, the same way they go to Waterloo Walmart. That’s where Chase thought they were going, and he kept saying "Ride Dino," which is what he does at Waterloo Walmart. Chase and Nanaw went to the children’s room in the library before Tot Time began, and Chase played with a little boy named Maddux, who was also going to Tot Time. It turned out that Maddux and Chase shared some of the same attributes: great liking for trains, running around instead of sitting still, fussing when they don’t get their way and a dislike of sharing. Both of them were overactive and fussy during the story. Then at play time after the craft, the both wanted to play with the one train and at first wouldn’t share. Maddux’s mother and Nanaw managed to get them to share, which was a major achievement. In the afternoon, Chase and Nanaw went to Walmart, and Joe the greeter bought Chase a bag of chocolate chip cookies from the bakery – Chase loved them. After Joe him the cookies, Chase rode on horsey and Elmo, much to his evident delight.

 

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Chase and Nanaw went for a walk first thing in the morning. Chase’s adventure for the day was going to story time at Barnes & Noble. He played at the Thomas table for about half an hour, then Nanaw asked if he wanted to go to story time, and he headed in that direction. However, things didn’t go well. He wouldn’t sit on the bench or the floor. He kept running around and going up on the stage. Nanaw tried to get him to sit down but it didn’t work. So Nanaw said they had to go home, and Chase cried all the way out of the store. Nanaw has decided that she’ll stop going to story time until Chase learns to sit quietly and listen to stories. Nanaw is hoping that Tot Time at the Columbia Library on Thursday turns out better than today did. After story time, Chase and Nanaw went to Walmart, and Chase rode on horsey and Elmo and was all smiles again. He played trains downstairs with Nanaw before his nap and then again after his nap. When Nanaw took Chase home, she went for a walk with Mama, Chase and Sam.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Chase had a major exciting day today. First, Chase and Nanaw went to the Museum of Transportation, or as Chase calls it, "The Train House." While Chase was playing on the train tables, he and Nanaw discovered that Cranky Crane was missing. Then Chase found him under one of the tables. And Chase, with the OCD he inherited from Mama, put Cranky back on the exact spot where he belonged. Chase and Nanaw rode on the red train and the blue train, explored the boat and plane and a few of the trains. Then Chase watched the circus train. On the way out, they went through the caboose. Next stop was the train store so that Nanaw could buy Cranky Crane for Chase. Chase played on the train tables and as usual, put up a fuss when it was time to go. He played with Cranky for awhile before his nap. Nanaw didn’t get to see Mama when she took Chase home because Mama was out with friends.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Nanaw was planning a day at home for Chase on Monday but then decided it would be fun to go to Suson Park to see the animals because they hadn’t been there in a long while¸ and then to Toys R Us to buy the wooden water tower for the Thomas table downstairs. First, Chase and Nanaw went to the library and checked out some Thomas books. Chase played with the floor puzzles and the Connect 4 game. The groceries and flannel board are gone – they must have been too messy for the librarians. Next, Chase and Nanaw went to Suson Park, and Chase ran around looking at all the animals and seeming to have a great time. Nanaw has to remember to go there often¸ weather permitting. Next, Chase and Nanaw went to Toys R Us. Unfortunately, Toys R Us didn’t have the wooden water tower so Nanaw bought Chase a little red train with a crane named Harvey. Toys R Us did have a Thomas table for Chase to play, and that seemed to make him very happy. Back at home, Chase played with his trains, of course. When Nanaw took Chase home, she stayed for dinner: delicious or "dee-wishes" as Chase says, mostaccioli and cheese garlic bread.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Nanaw was excited that she got to baby sit with Chase on Sunday while Mama and Daddy went to the Rams football game. Chase got to Nanaw’s about 8:30, and they went downstairs. Chase played trains, and Nanaw worked on putting the Jane train track back together, which Chase had taken apart on Friday. Then Chase and Nanaw went to church. Chase wore his new dress shoes that Mama bought for the wedding they’re going to in October, and Chase seemed to really like them. He showed them off to people at church, which was really cute. Chase and Nanaw sat in the cry room, and Chase played with all the toys. Toward the end of the service, he started playing with the iPod, and that kept him occupied. One of the men asked Chase what he was doing, and Chase said he was painting. He was playing with the Thomas app that looks like painting. When Nanaw took Chase home, Mama invited her to stay for hot dogs. After dinner, everyone went for a walk, and tjeMama wanted to go to Marie’s Ice Cream Shoppe at Marketplace. Mama had a hot fudge sundae, Nanaw had a turtle sundae, and Daddy had a chocolate sundae. Chase had bites of everyone’s ice cream.