Sometimes, you just have to get outside and get your toes in the sand. At least, that's what Henry thinks.
Henry, loving the sand at Natural Bridges State Beach:
Jack on the sand:
Just a short walk from the beach is a grove of trees which shelters monarch butterflies. There weren't very many during our visit, but we did see a few clusters and the boys enjoyed the observation boardwalk.
Back at home, Henry builds a house for his sea otter...
... and celebrates his success with a victory break dance.
For posterity, a typical stressed mom:
Suave Jack doesn't know what mom could possibly be stressed about:
The boys' school teaches in English and Spanish, so the boys' pronunciation is pretty good for kids who only speak English at home. During a recent discussion of colors with Steve, Jack said, pityingly, "Maybe you should just say 'red' [instead of rojo] since you can't roll your tongue."
We are extremely fortunate that the boys' preschool has remained open. The director of the school recently wrote to me and Steve: "We ALL love your boys so much - they truly bring joy and sunshine to [the school] for all to enjoy."
Since they save most of their delightfulness for school... time for another outing! To the park!
Henry loves the swings:
I remember when Jack could not operate this digging toy:
Henry leaps!
Back at home, Henry is living his best life, eating fruit rolls in the bath:
Henry absolutely loves baths and asks every night, pleadingly, if it's bath night.
Oh, yeah, it was Thanksgiving last month. In pandemic times, it was like any other long weekend at home, except that Steve made a delicious meal of stuffing, brown butter mashed potatoes, fancy mini-meatloaves and cardamom apple pie.
The chef plating his masterpieces:
Of course, since the boys eat like little birds, Steve and I were eating meatloaf for a week. At least it was delicious.
The misanthrope gene is alive and well with Jack, as evidenced by this Thanksgiving school worksheet (note the only thing not circled):
Fortunately, despite his protestations, Jack does enjoy playing with friends at school and even his brother at home.
Next up: Christmas! One thing's for sure... we'll be home for it.
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