I hope everyone had a great MLK Day yesterday. I took my group of students yesterday, along with 10 students from each middle and high school, to St. Paul for the march and rally. It was a good day.
I'm struggling to get a good feed online of the pre-inauguration events. I may need to go home to watch! Seriously.
Well, James is sleeping about the same- occasional great nights, and then 2-3 wake-ups on other nights. There doesn't seem to be a good reason. His eating is okay. His behavior is getting worse. When he is crabby, he is extremely crabby. I know we spoil him, maybe indulge him, so I am determined to be consistent with what he is allowed and not allowed to do. No more foraging in the pantry whenever he wants, no more picky eating, and it is not a terrible thing to let him cry. I even had him in a time-out yesterday because he was VERY defiant and he (purposely?) gave me a good smack to the face. Umm yeah, that's not happening. So I put him in a time-out and had to keep picking him up and returning him to that spot. I need to work on it. I hate to think that we need a permanent time-out location. I mentioned all this to Sandra this morning and she was in disbelief. He never acts up at daycare. Well, from the other Moms, I hear that THEIR kids do the same, so I know kids save it for their parents :)
Saturday morning, in pajamas:
A tantrum started because I wouldn't let him hold my camera.
Later that morning we experimented with Crayola Tadoodle paint balls. I wasn't impressed with this product. The paint was very inconsistent. James had a good time though.
On Sunday morning we headed to Edinborough Park in Edina. They have a GREAT indoor play area. The structure was several levels high. James is too little to explore on his own, so his Mama and Dada took turns escorting him up. He LOVED it. Lots of climbing, obstacles, tunnels, and slides.
James starts the climb up.
Dada follows.
Hiya Mama!
After Edinborough, we met Bucka, Bucko, Tia ChaCha, and Tio Rich (Donkey) for brunch at the Cheesecake Factory. Yum.
In the car, James started to get crabby. I was amusing him with this monkey while we waited for Dada to get Caribou treats. James was NOT amused.
Later in the day, we had fun with chalk! Tia ChaCha is brilliant and found this chalkboard mat (like a tablecloth) so James can draw with chalk anytime he wants! It washes off so easily and rolls up for easy storage. James LOVES it! We had a great time drawing shapes and animals.
James found one of my toys. Jim found this old school Little Professor a couple of years ago. James found it and has liked pushing the buttons.
Lately James has loved playing with cups, bottles, spoons, etc. Here he is using Dada as a table :)
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