Wednesday, April 7, 2021

When Nanaw picked Chase up from school, he was excited to tell her that they got to play with the other third grade class at recess. It was the first time this school year that the two classes got to play together. Chase is still reading when he and Nanaw drive around. He's currently reading Lily, a book about a dog that Mama sent home with Nanaw because they had two copies. He's really being good about reading and that makes Nanaw and Mama so happy. They want Chase to love books and be a reader. On the way to Nanaw's house, they stopped at Chase's house to pick up his retainer and the guys. Chase told Daddy and Mama that they could now have six people in the GaGa pit rather than just four. (GaGa ball is some kind of dodgeball or baseball-like game they play at recess.) Chase brought along his tablet so that he and Nanaw could play a computer game together. They played Robot 64, one of Chase's favorite Roblox games. 

 

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Chase had his first baseball game on Tuesday. Daddy said Nanaw could have him back home a little before six, but Nanaw should have taken him home earlier. He had cursive homework (Easter words) and he didn't get finished before it was time to go. Mama had him finish the cursive homework the next morning -- she said it only took 15 minutes. Chase and Daddy picked Nanaw up to go to the baseball field in Affton. It's the same place where Chase played baseball last year. They got there at 7:15 but the game didn't start until after 8. Mama had a hair appointment in St. Peters and met them at the baseball field. They sat with Brady's mom and Connor's mom. The team they played against had some boys from ICS, plus Koda who used to go to ICS but now goes to the Columbia schools. They're a more accomplished team so they won over Chase's team. Nanaw was glad she brought along her sweater because it got really chilly outside. Mama and Nanaw left about 10, before the game was over.

  

Monday, April 5, 2021

On Monday, Chase had the day off from school for his Easter break, and Mama brought him over to Nanaw's house early in the morning. Nanaw was so happy to see him, and they had a wonderful day together. Of course, Chase played on his tablet and on the computer too much but he and Nanaw did do several things together. They had another Easter egg hunt; Nanaw hid ten of the plastic eggs in the living room and dining room, and Chase searched for them. He did really well finding them but Nanaw had to give him some hints on the difficult ones. They went out to sit on the front porch (which Nanaw cleaned off yesterday). Nanaw read an article from the Answers book about how mountains are created. They also went downstairs and sat on the lower deck. Nanaw put the pad on the lounge, and Chase stretched out on it. They snuggled on the couch with Chase's stuffed animals. They watched Teaching in Room 9, and Chase's favorite teacher, Mrs. Forth, did one of the segments. Chase was very excited about that. In the evening, Chase had batting practice for his baseball team. Chase is in group 1 on the team, which means he'll play tomorrow in their first game. Mama has a hair appointment and won't be there till late. Nanaw plans on going if she can. The last picture below is a bouquet of flowers from their front yard that Uncle Mike and Aunt Becky brought Nanaw for Easter.

Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021

Chase had a really good Easter weekend. Mama said he had so much fun playing with his cousins and having an Easter egg hunt on Saturday at Aunt Becca's house for Daddy's family's Easter dinner. On Monday, Chase told Nanaw that he played Clue at Aunt Becca's house with Cesi, Mallory, Elias and Nicole. In the early evening on Sunday, Chase, Mama and Daddy came over to Nanaw's house for Easter dinner. Also there were Uncle Mike, Aunt Becky, cousin Joe and his girlfriend Michaela, cousin Robbie, cousin Natalie and cousin Lindsey. Chase had a great time doing Nanaw's Easter egg hunt. Nanaw made a list of where she hid the eggs. Eventually, Chase had Daddy help him, and they found all the eggs. Dinner was ham, Mama's party potatoes, Caesar salad, fruit salad, broccoli salad, and rolls. Mama gave Nanaw a cool Easter basket with lots of candy and goodies. Daddy delivered candy and a birthday Amazon gift card for Nanaw from Grandma Pat. Mama brought three desserts: chocolate cream pie, cheesecake and a strawberry dessert based on sugar cookie dough. It was a wonderful dinner and evening. Nanaw gave Chase a Bowser of his own as an Easter present. Nanaw forgot to take pictures so she asked Mama to take a picture of Chase. Mama took two!

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Mama brought Chase over to Nanaw's house at 9 on Saturday while she went grocery shopping at Schnuck's. She also brought 10 big plastic eggs for Nanaw to use for Chase's Easter egg hunt tomorrow, plus an Easter basket for Nanaw; she told Nanaw not to peek. Chase and Nanaw had a wonderful time, and there was no playing on the computer. Nanaw got out the Legos and Chase's new little Lego guys. They put Chase's new Hot Wheels cars on the Lego bases, then Chase made a race track out of the bases. The big activity of the morning was a vaccine event for the stuffed animals Chase brought along with him. They lined the animals up on the dining room table, then took turns vaccinating them. Nanaw made a vaccine card for each animal, and Chase and Nanaw initialed the card after they administered the vaccine. Then they put adhesive tape on the vaccination site. Chase said Icicle and Icicle Junior would wait till next time. It was a wonderful event and a wonderful morning. In the afternoon, Chase, Mama and Daddy went to Aunt Becca's and Uncle Stan's for Easter dinner. Chase was going to have an Easter egg hunt with his cousins Cesi, Mallory and Elias and the daughter of Aunt Becca' best friend, Nicole.

Friday, April 2, 2021

Mama, Daddy, Chase and Nanaw had a major adventure in the morning on Good Friday. Daddy was off work, and Mama took the day off, and they went to the Zoo. The weather was really cold in the morning so Nanaw layered up with long underwear and a blazer plus her long black coat. All that really helped keep her warm. Daddy, Mama and Chase made sure to walk slowly so that Nanaw could keep up, and Nanaw appreciated that. Nanaw tried to buy kettle corn but they wouldn’t take cash. Mama used her debit card, and Nanaw will pay her back. They saw cheetahs, elephants, bears, orangutans, lots of swans, and painted dogs. One thing they didn't get to see was the penguin/puffin exhibit. You had to have timed tickets, and they would have had to wait an hour and a half. The penguin/puffin exhibit is Chase's favorite so he was very disappointed that he wouldn't get to see it. Mama and Daddy said they would all go to the gift shop right away. In the gift shop, Chase selected a big stuffed penguin with a little baby penguin. They're tentatively named Icicle and Icicle Junior. It was a wonderful day; Mama posted the pictures below on her Facebook page.

Thursday, April 1, 2021

For the first time in months, Mama brought Chase over to Nanaw's house early in the morning. Nanaw had his pillow and blanket waiting for him. Mama took the afternoon off so Nanaw could go to her doctors' appointments. Chase and Nanaw had breakfast together in the kitchen -- Chase had Froot Loops, and Nanaw had her regular. Chase and Nanaw played with his stuffed animals, and then Chase played on the tablet. Mama asked Nanaw to bring some wood for their outdoor firepit. Today was the Cardinals' first baseball game of the season, and Daddy was going to take the TV outside so they could watch the game and stay warm with a fire in the firepit. Nanaw took Chase back to his house a little before 11 -- that was the time the cleaning lady was coming. Chase and Nanaw played on the living room floor with his Mario figures and his sea animals. A little before noon, Nanaw left for her appointments. In the afternoon, Nanaw texted Mama to find out how the outdoor baseball viewing was going. She said Chase and Caddy played on the trampoline and did some eating. Then Chase his stomach didn't feel too good so Mama gave him 7-Up and saltines. She also sent Nanaw the third picture below. Tomorrow they're all going to the Zoo. Nanaw got out a lot of warm clothes to wear because it's going to be very cold.