YEAH!! Livi’s back from a two-week trip to Israel, and we finally got to play with her again today! When Liv arrived, Declan ran downstairs with his new “Go, Diego, Go!” belt to show Livi and could barely contain himself when he asked, “Do you want to play ‘Go, Diego, Go!’ after you take your coat off?” They started jumping on the chairs immediately, singing the show’s theme song, then kept stopping to retrieve an accessory (“I need Rescue Pack”…”I need Backpack”…”Now, what?”). They love listening to the missions set forth by the Diego radio. Now they’ve decided to “keep” Quinny, the “chimp,” who’s crawling around the play area. D: “She can be our pet!” “Come here, Quinn-chimpy…chimp chimp chimp….” Soon after protesting a “chimp relocation” plan, Quinn came looking for mama in the kitchen.
Olivia played guitar for a while, Declan grabbed a drum, then after a few minutes, he said, “When you are you going to stop playing music?” Olivia then pronounced it to be bedtime. They turned off the radio, took off the utility belt, “Yes, because it can hurt when you sleep at night.” Then Livi suggested, “I can wear that belt for you ‘tomorrow’ because it hurts you.” A surprised Declan said, “It doesn’t hurt me…..” as he helped Livi put it around her waist.
During craft time, the kids made collage Easter eggs, and they kept declaring their own projects “beautifuller” than the other’s. Livi made a smiley face on her egg, and Declan made a robot smiley face, then he proceeded to pretend that his robot egg ate Livi’s egg, which she didn’t find funny.
They enjoyed some Arthur’s mac & cheese (thanks, Mo!), chicken, and zucchini for lunch and some tv time before our playtime was over. Can’t wait until next time!
Music time
Explaining the finer points of the utility belt
Doing an Easter craft
