No Bug Tuesday

Posted byNatalie King
We had a great day, but didn’t do anything theme related. I had my camp director call from 8-9 and the boys watched cartoons on tv and played. We had breakfast and then the boys were playing so nicely that I didn’t rush them to get ready for the day or get on schedule. It was a little chilly outside anyway, so I wasn’t eager to get outside. They played and played and played. First they had all of their Lightening McQueen cars out and they were talking, and coming up with stories, and working together SO well. Then they got our the Star Wars toys and were still playing so nicely. I love when they play together and I think child-led play is one of the most important skills to develop. I love listening to them be creative, get along, argue, problem solve, and communicate. 
I was also excited to take advantage of the free time to get some things done. I knew that my free time was limited, so I was CRUISING. I emptied the dishwasher, folded and put away a load of clothes, measured mac ingredients and made my first batch for Mother’s Day orders. The boys played for 2 straight hours.  

Eventually, I convinced them to brush their teeth and get dressed and we headed outside for bike riding and more playing. 

A few days ago, as I was planning this week, the weather said it was supposed to rain today, so we were going to have a movie day. After a full morning of playing (including some outside time), we decided to still watch the movie during lunch. The boys enjoyed a children’s charcuterie lunch and watched “A Bug’s Life”.

After the movie, we went back outside for the rest of the day. They ran around, chased each other, rode bikes, played in the sand. They were busy and happy! 
We enjoyed taco Tuesday and then bath time and bedtime as usual. It was a great day!

In case you are wondering what it’s like to
work from home with a 2 year old

A trend that is all over social media right now is “porch pictures”. Because people have to stay 6 feet apart, photographers have been offering family photos on people’s porches. I LOVE family pictures and I love this trend and I wanted to join in the fun. We don’t have a porch, but when a photographer posted in our neighborhood facebook group about “front step pictures” I was so excited! I actually love that these pictures are on our front steps, because for the last 4 years, we’ve been sitting on these steps almost every day to watch the cars drive by.

When Xander was just a few months old, we realized he loved watching cars. We’d take him outside and he would get so excited to watch vehicles drive by. One of his first words was “bus” and he would lose his mind with excitement when we saw a bus. Augustus is even more car/truck/bus obsessed than Xander. Watching cars is a pretty regular activity in our daily lives pandemic or not. So photos of us on those steps are extra special, on top of being a representation of our time in quarantine.