Monday, October 5, 2015

First thing in the morning, Chase and Nanaw had story time with "The Hungry Caterpillar" book and "What is My Job?" Mama said Chase selected the books and brought along his stuffed hungry caterpillar. Chase was his usual excited self about going to school. After he put his folder and name stick in their correct places, he played with the box of tiny Legos. When Nanaw picked Chase up, he said he wanted to go find the camel. He must have heard Mama and Nanaw talking about the camel they saw last Friday. So Nanaw took Chase on an adventure to find the camel but unfortunately he wasn't out in his yard where they could see him. Nanaw promised Chase they would try again to find the camel. Their next stop was at Chase's house to let Dolly dog out. Nanaw brought along Chase's Leap Pad for him to play with. She thinks it's better for him than watching movies all the time on the DVD player. Their major adventure for the day was going to the "new playground" -- the playground at the park on Ballas in Des Peres right across from Edward Jones. Chase was so happy to play on the playground. He found a little girl in a green shirt to play with and followed her around for a long time, until it was time for her to go.

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Mama had a football party Sunday afternoon to watch the Rams / Arizona Cardinals game. Uncle Mike, Aunt Becky, cousin Lindsey, cousin Nichole and puppy Cheyenne were there. Nanaw came late -- she came home early from Aspenhof to go to Best Buy to buy a new laptop -- so she was at home playing with her new toy. Chase was very excited to play with the three dogs -- Sam, Dolly and Cheyenne -- and tossing a Frisbee to them. Chase also played in his sandbox with cousin Lindsey -- she said he was her new best friend. Daddy had a fire in the firepit, and Mama had bought marshmallows for roasting. Chase had fun roasting marshmallows, except for the ones that fell in the fire.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Nanaw went to visit Chase on Saturday morning and was greeted at the front door by big dog Dolly. Mama warned Nanaw to be careful when she opens the door because Dolly will escape. Chase seems to like having Dolly visit. Chase was still in his warm and cuddly pajamas so Nanaw grabbed him and cuddled him. They played with his two sets of animals from the zoo for a long time. Nanaw did something Chase didn’t like, and Chase told her that was "below the line." Very funny. Daddy said Chase has told Mama and Daddy they were below the line also. Mama was getting ready for her football party tomorrow with Uncle Mike and his family, so she was going to the grocery store. She asked Chase what she should bring him, and as usual, he said "a newspaper." He also asked for a new Pez dispenser but Mama said he already has enough. It will be interesting to see if Mama gets him one. Mama sent Nanaw a photo of Chase in a Buzz Lightyear costume that came from Auntie LaLa and belonged to her little Will.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Friday was a day of adventures for Chase. Mama took the day off work, and she and Nanaw took Chase to school. When Chase was settled at a table with a box of tiny dinosaurs, he told Mama and Nanaw, "Go." Very funny. Mama and Nanaw went to Mocha, the coffee shop at the Marketplace shopping center for pumpkin spice coffee. Then they went to Old Navy and then they took Sam to the vet for a cut on his foot. Mama had to stay at the vet so Nanaw went to pick Chase up, driving Mama’s car. Chase was not happy to see Nanaw driving Mama’s car – he wants things to always be the same way. Chase and Nanaw went to the vet to pick up Mama and Sam and take them home. The next stop was Schnucks to buy fried chicken and other food for a picnic at Suson Park. At Suson, they had their picnic lunch, and then went to look at the animals. Next, they went to the playground, which was very crowded with big kids. So Chase didn’t stay very long at the playground. In the evening, Mama, Daddy and Chase went to Jackson’s house to visit and to bring Dolly dog home to spend the week – Jen, Joe and Jackson were going to Disney World. Mama sent Nanaw a cute picture of Chase wearing Jackson’s Captain America costume. Chase might borrow it for Halloween if he decides he wants to wear that instead of his minion costume.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Chase and Nanaw had a very busy Thursday. First, they went grocery shopping at Walmart and got the oil changed in Nanaw's car. Chase got to visit the Christmas trees, although they weren't lit up yet. Then they went to Story Time at the Columbia Library with Miss Candy. Miss Candy sang songs with the boys and girls and read two books about night time animals. For the craft, the boys and girls pasted owl parts on a Japanese lantern -- very cool. Chase identified a new favorite toy Story Time, abandoning the train and the Batmobile: a castle with a king, queen, knights, horses and a boat -- very cute. Next, Chase and Nanaw went to the Train House. They rode on the train first and then went to the Creation Station. Miss Linda was very happy to see them -- so was Lynn at the front desk. She told her trainee that Chase and Nanaw were her favorite visitors. After the Creation Station, Nanaw bought popcorn for Chase, and they went to explore the caboose.