Taking the Scenic Route

Robert’s family came over today for a potluck BBQ and we spent the evening hanging out, eating hot dogs, burgers and chips, and watching the kids play.  They spent a while out in the sprinklers, then Cody and Zane went and played playstation while Alex played on the computer.  The girls played together and then listened to Dori reading books for a bit.  I found out she is a big fan of Jan Brett, whom I discovered last Christmas time (when Zane decided to make “The Mitten” his favorite for a while).  I got the Goldilocks and the three bears book by her, hoping that Zane would love it as much too, but it has never really worked into his ‘favorites’ yet like “The Mitten” did.  I was excited to see Zora snuggle up with Eilysh as Dori read it.  She stayed longer for her than she does for me, but I think it is because Eilysh was there.  Shortly after Eilysh lost interest, Zora was off again, following her. lol.  I think Dori and I like the story and illustrations better than the kids do at this point.

It was a nice evening.  It was great for the kids to have people around like that.  Zane got really worn out, but I think it is because he doesn’t have the tolerance for people like he did when school was in session.  I need to be more proactive in getting him together with other kids to play so he doesn’t regress too much in that area.

The photos of this evening are under a protected post, but here is one of Zora waving bye-bye as she went to the grocery store with Daddy a few days ago.