Yesterday we met Grandma Bonnie at Mike Roess Goldhead Branch State Park, or some such long name. Xander got a chance to play with new "friends" at the playground whom he had just met. They looked about 6 to 8 years old. He made sure to introduce Grandma Bonnie to his friend when she arrived. Then we looked for a geocache that gave hints at each place for where to find the next hint until we finally got to the cache itself. This one made a little more sense than ones we've looked for in the past, so Johanna and Erik were easily able to find the clues at each stage. The highlight was a big moss-monster someone had made along the side of the road. Xander loved it (but I have to say it was a hit with the adults, too). Nick likes being outdoors and enjoyed being passed around a little bit, but the car trip was not as enjoyable for him. Xander was sad to leave Grandma.
Today Xander's teacher, Ms. Nokosha, said that he was really good. According to Xander, he said, "Yes, ma'am," to her today, so maybe that helped. ;)
He has stopped sleeping for his naps--again. Most days last week he did not sleep for nap, although he did sleep on the way to the park yesterday.
Today after picking Xander up from school, we all went to Walter Jones Historical Park to explore, on Johanna's suggestion. It was a very pretty park and I think we will go back with Erik soon. There is no playground and not much to do, but there are nice places to sit and eat throughout and two museums. It's an old farmstead site on the river and features reconstructed barn, wine press, and home, a museum, a boardwalk along the river, cute gardens of cabbages, assorted greens, snowpeas, and herbs, and a small, young citrus grove. We met a couple of nice older parties with good dogs. The park is about a 20-minute drive if we hit red lights all the way.
This week Erik starts his second job delivering pizzas. I wonder if it will help with his reflux indirectly by making him so tired of looking at pizza that he doesn't want to eat it anymore. Maybe?
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