Saturday, November 15, 2014

Mama had a small party Saturday evening, with Jackson, Aunt Jen, Uncle Joe and Nanaw. Mama had planned to have a "Forty-nine and Fine" birthday party for Uncle Mike but he cancelled it because of snow in the forecast. Mama and Aunt Jen made lots of delicious appetizers: little Smokies in crescent rolls, pizza rings, meatballs and lots of dips. Nanaw played with the boys again and had a wonderful time. The boys wore their super capes and spent time in their beloved jail. They had fun looking out the window at the snow and saying they wanted to build a snowman. After Nanaw went home¸ the boys laid on the Madagascar chair and played games on Aunt Jen’s Nook. Mama said they had a great time.

Friday, November 14, 2014

First thing Friday morning, Chase and Nanaw went to Waterloo Walmart. Chase rode on Dino twice, once on the way in and then when they went back in to look for and buy snow boots for Chase. Nanaw went down the Thomas aisle and found a Thomas tricycle that she bought for Chase for Christmas or his birthday. When Chase and Nanaw got home, they had story time and then played trains downstairs. In the evening, Chae had some very special company: Jackson came to visit, along with Aunt Jen and Uncle Joe. Nanaw was there to babysit with Chase and Jackson while Mama, Daddy, Aunt Jen and Uncle Joe went out to dinner at Bully’s. Nanaw had a great time with the boys. They played "Catch That Crook" with super hero capes made out of their magic blankets. They pretended that Chase’s crib was jail, and they liked being in jail. It was quite the successful evening for Nanaw and the boys.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

First thing in the morning, Chase and Nanaw went grocery shopping at Walmart. Nanaw bought Chase some Bonz and Fishies out of the vending machines; they went to see the Christmas trees, and Nanaw bought a new talking Spencer train for Chase. Chase’s second adventure today was going to Tot Time at the Columbia Library. He did amazingly well during the song time and story time --- Nanaw was very surprised at how good he was. He sat down on one of the chairs even before Miss Candy told everyone to sit down. The craft for the day was a turkey made out of construction paper, and as usual, Chase seemed to have a grand time using the glue stick. Tot Time is on hiatus until December 11 because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Nanaw thought it was over for the rest of the year but Miss Candy handed out a new schedule that goes through February.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Chase and Nanaw went to chase’s favorite place today -- the Train House (aka the Museum of Transportation). In the winter, Wednesdays are for members only, and the only things open are two sessions of the Creation Station (aka the Thomas Tables). There were only about 10 children there, so Chase had lots of room to play. He spent time playing with the trains on the Thomas tables but he spent most of his time in the kitchen. It was really cute to watch him playing with all the food and dishes and pots and pans. He also did a lot of "mopping." Nanaw thinks she and Chase will go to the Train House on Wednesdays during the winter. When they got home from the train house, Chase and Nanaw went downstairs to play trains. When Mama got off work, she picked up Chase and Nanaw and they all went to Walmart. Mama wanted to buy some snow boots for Chase but Walmart didn’t have any so Mama is going to Payless in the next few days to see what she can find. When Chase got home, he told Daddy, "I’m so glad to see you, Daddy" -- very cute and very smart.