Monday, November 07, 2005
Weekend Activities
This past weekend feels like it was full of activity, but I can’t really think of what kept us so busy. On Thursday evening we did a family trip to the gym. Those with longer memories may recall that Anna was not a fan of these trips. That’s no longer the case; she’s become quite the advocate. As soon as we walk through the gym’s door she demands “her movies” from the Kid’s Center staff person and makes a beeline for her favorite toys. After we left the gym, we swung by the Deaver’s house for a quick visit (I also needed to borrow some power tools). We ended up staying way too late, but the kids were having a blast and showed no signs of slowing down.
Continuing the visiting trend, on Friday evening we had some friends (and their children) over for dinner. Robert, Lori, their twin girls, and their youngest daughter came by for a combined play date and visit. The twins are just slightly older than Pierce and their younger daughter is a little older than Anna. They all get along quite well. If Thursday was a late night, then we were setting records on Friday. I don’t think we got Pierce and Anna into bed until 10:30 pm. The good news? We all slept in on Saturday morning.
Pierce has been disappointed that he is not able to comfortably wear his Herbie costume for more than short periods due to its weight. I asked him if he would like me to put functional wheels on it so the could roll it around. Of course the answer was a resounding “yes”. While Nora ran errands on Saturday, Pierce and Anna came with me to Home Depot to buy the necessary parts. Man, I love that place! 20 minutes after we got home Pierce was up and running with his new rolling car. He actually joined me in the garage as I put it together. Every 5 minutes he would ask how’s it coming Dad?
Anna has found a new love: tights. Last week Nora put her in an outfit that had stockings and now every morning she demands an outfit that requires them. I was always under the impression women didn’t like wearing hose. Apparently I was mistaken. She even plans out the next day’s color of tights while we’re putting her to bed. I wonder how long this phase will last…
Sunday was an outside day for me; lots of lawn work and landscaping. Anna helped me mow the backyard and Pierce got his toy lawnmower and mowed the patio. As I was spreading dirt and grass seed on some thin areas of the lawn, Anna followed me and kept up a running commentary (her feet were filthy from walking through the dirt). I also started working on the new control box for our arcade machine –this one will have a trackball controller for games like Centipede, as well a hidden keyboard drawer. I’m trying to get this done quickly so I can start putting my car in the garage now that the weather is turning cold.
Pierce is turning into quite the artist. His drawing skills seem to be improving exponentially. This weekend he drew a number of scenes with cars: traffic jams, cars on TV, cars having accidents, Pierce in a car, Anna in a car – do you see a trend here? All of the drawings are immediately recognizable. Saturday afternoon Pierce, Anna and I made paper airplanes then decorated them with magic markers. Pierce and I threw our airplanes from the second floor landing while Anna hugged her airplane to her chest.
We finished of the weekend by doing thank you notes. Nora worked with Pierce as he meticulously wrote notes to those who gave him birthday gifts. On each he wrote “Thank You” and “Love Pierce” while Nora addressed the letters and spoke to the actual gift(s) he had received. Pierce also decorated each note with a custom Herbie. I worked with Anna who provided the custom artwork for each letter while I wrote the text. I suggested that she draw a smiley face on one of the letters and it turns out she could draw a very passable face. I think she has the “gift”.
-Eric (Dad)
Continuing the visiting trend, on Friday evening we had some friends (and their children) over for dinner. Robert, Lori, their twin girls, and their youngest daughter came by for a combined play date and visit. The twins are just slightly older than Pierce and their younger daughter is a little older than Anna. They all get along quite well. If Thursday was a late night, then we were setting records on Friday. I don’t think we got Pierce and Anna into bed until 10:30 pm. The good news? We all slept in on Saturday morning.
Pierce has been disappointed that he is not able to comfortably wear his Herbie costume for more than short periods due to its weight. I asked him if he would like me to put functional wheels on it so the could roll it around. Of course the answer was a resounding “yes”. While Nora ran errands on Saturday, Pierce and Anna came with me to Home Depot to buy the necessary parts. Man, I love that place! 20 minutes after we got home Pierce was up and running with his new rolling car. He actually joined me in the garage as I put it together. Every 5 minutes he would ask how’s it coming Dad?
Anna has found a new love: tights. Last week Nora put her in an outfit that had stockings and now every morning she demands an outfit that requires them. I was always under the impression women didn’t like wearing hose. Apparently I was mistaken. She even plans out the next day’s color of tights while we’re putting her to bed. I wonder how long this phase will last…
Sunday was an outside day for me; lots of lawn work and landscaping. Anna helped me mow the backyard and Pierce got his toy lawnmower and mowed the patio. As I was spreading dirt and grass seed on some thin areas of the lawn, Anna followed me and kept up a running commentary (her feet were filthy from walking through the dirt). I also started working on the new control box for our arcade machine –this one will have a trackball controller for games like Centipede, as well a hidden keyboard drawer. I’m trying to get this done quickly so I can start putting my car in the garage now that the weather is turning cold.
Pierce is turning into quite the artist. His drawing skills seem to be improving exponentially. This weekend he drew a number of scenes with cars: traffic jams, cars on TV, cars having accidents, Pierce in a car, Anna in a car – do you see a trend here? All of the drawings are immediately recognizable. Saturday afternoon Pierce, Anna and I made paper airplanes then decorated them with magic markers. Pierce and I threw our airplanes from the second floor landing while Anna hugged her airplane to her chest.
We finished of the weekend by doing thank you notes. Nora worked with Pierce as he meticulously wrote notes to those who gave him birthday gifts. On each he wrote “Thank You” and “Love Pierce” while Nora addressed the letters and spoke to the actual gift(s) he had received. Pierce also decorated each note with a custom Herbie. I worked with Anna who provided the custom artwork for each letter while I wrote the text. I suggested that she draw a smiley face on one of the letters and it turns out she could draw a very passable face. I think she has the “gift”.
-Eric (Dad)
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