I was dreading this afternoon.
Tom went to a concert out of town tonight, so I was on my own. The afternoon loomed ahead. I stalled getting Neko out of quiet time, but finally relented.
But instead, it was a nearly perfect afternoon. Neko took the reins on snack, and proudly whipped up a “mix-up” from the ingredients in the snack bin. As we munched our mix-ups, we sat on the patio and decided what shapes the clouds looked like. Neko was a bit of a late talker, so it’s kind of mindblowing as of late to be having these real conversations where there’s give and take and reasoning and pondering.
When the other kids woke up, we kept bringing them outside and then Susie stopped by with Chris and Alex. We mucked around in the sandbox and they filled dump trucks with mowed grass, constructing a huge pile. Ellery got to spend some time in the swing, which is new for her, and she’s still a little wobbly and uncertain.
And then all of a sudden it was time for dinner and baths and then everyone was sleeping soundly.