There was a lot going on outside! Up the road a bit, some workers were putting on a roof, which was LOUD! Max kept telling them to quiet down, since he is a little sensitive to noises, but after a while he was too interested in everything else to even notice. We found a couple creepy crawlies in the grass, which prompted a search for worms underneath our brick walkway. I think it might be a little too early for them, since we only found a few teeny tiny babies. There wasn't much other bug life going on under there, which is unusual. Again, I blame the unseasonably cold weather :( Max was disappointed and asked the bugs where they were a few times.
Pulling up bricks
Baby worms... so cute!
Later on, Lil Man came home from Mamaw's. Him and Sophie had spent the night over there, but then the girls went dress shopping for church tomorrow. That's no fun!! He watched a little TV with Max, then asked if we could do an experiment. Hmm.... What kind of experiment would interest a 5 year old boy?? All I could think of was volcanoes lol, so we got out the vinegar and baking soda (and some food coloring to make it pretty). We picked green the first time, and the reaction shocked him for a couple minutes. We got a pretty decent foam going on, and it spilled over the cup sides and all over the sink. That was declared "AWESOME" and we did it two more times in pink and blue. I think we could have went on and on with that, but I ran out of vinegar.
By then, the boys were both looking to get into something messy. We don't have much going on in the house right now, so I suggested we fill a bucket up with water and play with that outside. Of course they were both all for that! Water play just sounds so summer-like :) and I think we are ALL just waiting for summer. They started out with just the 5 gallon bucket of water and a couple cups, when I went inside. It wasn't long before I heard a lot of laughter coming through the house. Lil Man found an old washer hose and was using it to spray water everywhere, just like an elephant. They took turns using it to carry water over to my flower beds to water the flowers, which are non-existent at this point. The water didn't last long, but that didn't stop the boys! Lil Man discovered that the hose had many uses, including carrying sound. He would make noises in one end and they came out the other end like a telephone!! Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the water play. My phone was dying and I'm not too keen on getting a brand new iphone around water!
I don't think the boys realize tomorrow is Easter yet. They have played with some empty plastic eggs today that they got at a egg hunt yesterday, and ate a little candy, but no mention of actual Easter. Usually they would all be hyper over the anticipation. I'm guessing its because Sophie isn't here to tell them. The boys are much more into the NOW of today and don't really plan the future. Sophie is a planner by nature, and thinks about events months away even. I never really noticed the difference in their personalities until lately. Sophie is a reader, as long as its something that interests her, and likes to make up long, complicated (but very verbal not written) stories. Lil Man is more into numbers. He's only 5, but he can count high, I'm not positive to what exactly but the other night we hit 120 before he got tired of it. He can also add and subtract already, although entirely in his head. He isn't writing yet, besides the occasional tracing of his name, and I'm fine with that. I worry about him going to school next year and what they will force on him. He's insistent about going though. He wants to ride the bus and do the school thing. And I don't want to take the experience away from him, if that's what he really wants to do. I'm torn. I only hope that public school doesn't steal his spark, like it was doing to Sophie.
Well, until next time! We're going to go play some more and get ready for Easter.... Even though we'll be spending it alone and be missing our Daddy :(
HAPPY EASTER!!!
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