Fast Week

I can't believe it is already Friday! This morning Steven asked me what I was doing today. I told him that we were going to our Friday playgroup. He said, "Why? It's Thursday." The days blur together sometimes.

This week our Friday playgroup met at Go Go Bambini. It was packed! Kids are getting out of school for "summer" vacation, so the place was a madhouse! Almost too much to enjoy! Brandon had a good time playing, but I think that even he was getting overwhelmed after a while. We took a break for some lunch, and then we let the kids play for a bit longer before leaving. Would have been nicer to have a playgroup at someone's house, but it's too hard on people to do that every week both Mondays and Fridays.

This afternoon, we spent time down at Jo's. Brandon was really fussy after his nap. I think he was still tired, but he couldn't go back to sleep or get comfortable. Going to Jo's was a lifesaver. Jessie and Jake were able to get Brandon out of his funk after a few minutes.

A couple of new things with Brandon -

Today he noticed Mommy's nose ring for the first time. He kept pointing at it and examining it. I hope he doesn't try to yank it out. Ouch! I wonder what he thinks about a "diamond" stud in Mommy's nose? Will he be asking me for one soon? It's scary how he learns so much from us. He watches us to learn what he should be doing. Wild.

Brandon loves reading books. The last two nights he hasn't wanted to stop reading books before bed. He keeps handing me book after book. I say, "Okay. Last one." And, then somehow I end up reading one or two more. It's really cute. Brandon loves seeing and pointing at the pictures and hearing us read. He wants to give me every one of the books he has here. Right now, Brandon is very fascinated with the books with animals. I think he likes recognizing the animals and hearing the animals' sounds. Brandon also might want to keep reading because he knows that "night night" time comes after books, and he doesn't want to go to bed. Either way, it's hard to complain about my son starting to develop a love for reading and learning. I hope that he always loves this!

Grandpa D will be here in one week! We can't wait to have our first guest in Singapore!