Thursday, August 4, 2016

Chase and Nanaw's Thursday adventure was a visit to the Train House. Miss Linda was happy to see them, and they were happy to see her. Chase played on the table with the wooden vehicles and structures while Nanaw put together an elaborate arrangement of train track for paint splash Thomas. (Interesting note: Nanaw went looking for paint splash Thomas and said his name out loud, and one of the women said, "There he is," and pointed to Thomas on one of the tables -- very fun.) Chase and Nanaw also played with the magnetic trucks and the kitchen food. Unfortunately, they hadn't made the popcorn, and Chase was disappointed about that but Nanaw promised to make him popcorn when they got home. Also a disappointment was that the caboose wasn't open for them to go in -- maybe next time. After Chase's nap, cousin Lindsey came to visit and to say good-bye before she goes to college tomorrow. Nanaw took Chase, Lindsey, Mama and Daddy to McDonald's for dinner. Chase got a Happy Meal with a Secret Life of Pets dog named Pops. Chase and Mama were very excited about the dog. Back at Chase's house, Chase, Lindsey, Mama and Nanaw went downstairs to the blue room (formerly known as the purple room) to play with Chase's McDonald's, the house, the school and the village. It was absolutely wonderful and Nanaw was so proud of Mama for saving the toys so well.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

When Nanaw went to pick up Chase on Monday morning, there was excitement at his house. Mama got out her childhood PlaySkool structures for Chase to play with. Chase was most excited about the McDonald's. Mama also has a house, a school and a big village -- plus all the people, furniture, vehicles, etc. Chase played with the McDonald's Tuesday night, and Mama said he could play with everything on Wednesday night. For Wednesday's adventure, Chase and Nanaw went to Powder Valley. First, they walked on the 1/2 mile trail, with Chase using Nanaw's walking stick that Pawpaw bought for her at Rockbridge. Then they went inside to look at all the displays. Chase watched the bees flying in and out of the hive, got in the birdhouse, looked at the turtles and tarantula, and saw an aquarium with tree frogs inside plus a white bug. Nanaw said she wondered what the bug was and that they would have to look it up. So Chase took out his pretend iPhone (his left hand) and pretended like he was looking up the white bug -- very cute. Nanaw had to take Chase home early on Wednesday because she had a teeth cleaning appointment. Daddy was golfing so Mama and Chase went to Walmart where Mama bought Chase Playdough, another Sally Carera and a Patrick from Spongebob -- Chase gets lots of presents.

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Chase and Nanaw had a new adventure on Tuesday. They went to the big Dollar Tree store on Lemay Ferry. Mama gave them money to spend, and Chase had an excellent time selecting toys. He picked out a stuffed Webkins puppy for Mama and a Webkins duck for himself. He also picked out two cans of silly string (one for his house and one for Nanaw's), two My Little Pony figurines (one for his house and one for Nanaw's), a Lego fire department, a roller sandbox toy, and a My Little Pony ball. When they got home, Chase and Nanaw went downstairs so Chase could play in his sandbox with his new toy. Chase had brought his Angry Birds over to Nanaw's house, and he and Nanaw played with them in his room -- making towers and knocking them down. That's what Chase calls the "knock-down game."

Monday, August 1, 2016

Monday's adventures for Chase and Nanaw were a visit to the library and a trip to the Science Center, one of Chase's most favorite places. At the library, Chase found two little boys to play with. The boys jumped on the stools and ran through the tunnels -- Chase had a great time and was only willing to leave because Nanaw said they were on their way to the Science Center. At the Science Center, Chase and Nanaw's first stops was one of Chase's favorite areas: the air balls pipe and air balls displays. Chase spent quite a long while there, playing with the air balls. He also played with the pieces of fabric that blow up through the tubes of air. While Chase and Nanaw were in that area, they saw a man with a white poodle dog in a bag over his shoulder -- very cute and very mysterious -- can you bring pets into the Science Center? Nanaw (and other inquiring minds) must know. Chase also played in the dinosaur dig area and with car tracks and bridges. In the evening, Nanaw came over for steak and corn on the cob -- Nanaw was very hungry, and she ate her whole steak instead of taking some home like she usually does.