Sep 14
Everyone,
While the big kids are at school, the little kids get to do all the fun stuff!
(The moms got to have fun too. I love being a mom!)
Safire
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Dec 10
Everyone,
Today I packed up all the balls in the house and headed out with Lala and Mimi for playtime at the soccerplex. It was so much fun to let the kids run around like mad and throw balls and get in fights with other kids. (Not really about the fighting, the boys are a lot less, um, opinionated that Butterfly ever was/is.)
So what is the soccer plex? It’s a huge indoor field with sinthetic turf. They have 2 full size fields in the building. They reserve one for the “baby” play area, and one for the “big kid” play area. I have never been in the big kid side, but glancing at it today, there were a lot of kids running around really fast in there.
In the “baby” play area, people bring balls, toys, ride on, push toys, pull toys, and pretty much anything that needs a lot of space to work right. Along with our balls we brought Pirate’s dog on a string. He was the envy of a lot of other 2 year olds there (including his brother).
Someone brought a wagon and Professor took off with it. He stacked it full of balls and then walked the white line on the perimeter the rest of the time. (By the way, Flower, it’s the same wagon you sent him for Christmas since I wrapped it the other night and so I know he’ll love it. Thanks!)
Tons of smiles, tons of lunch after, and tons of sleep too! A successful time at the plex!
For locals, here’s the scoop:
$2 per kid gets you in. Babies under a year old are free.
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-12pm. Closed during Winter Break.
Snack area, but the concessions are closed. Also, $2 for gatorade if you’re like me and forgot a drink.
Parental supervision required. Otherwise fights break out and it’s not pretty when toddlers fight. I know. I see it almost every day.
Bring your own balls.
Safire
Nov 01
Everyone,
Once upon a time there was a man who was sitting on top of a hill.
He was very smart.
And then ghost-es came by and his brains fell out.
The ghost-es ate his brains and they had very good brains.
The man had good eye site.
Then his eye sight fell out.
And the ghost-es ate his eye sight and then they could see really well.
Then the man had very good taste.
But his mouth fell out!
And then the ghost-es had very slimy mouths to eat.
Well then his eye sight, and his mouth sight, and his nose sight and his brain sight were all eaten by the ghost-es.
And then he died.
And the ghost-es were happy and flew away.
The End.
My very good friend, Lala and I, were supposed to go to Ikea today. But that didn’t happen. See, her mom died suddenly last night. So she and her husband are on their way to her mom’s house. And I have her 2 kids until they come back later on this week. It’s a good thing that we hang out so much. Her kids are having a fabulous time. So am I actually. They all play so well together.
Tonight Juice got Vinny (Lala’s 6 year old) and Butterfly going on a game. Have you guys ever played that game where you tell a story one sentence at a time? They are LOVING that game. (Above is one of their stories from tonight.)
Congrats to Melissa (as in Zuke &) for winning the $45 CSN store giveaway! Shoot me an email at safirecat at gmail dot com and I’ll get your code to you.
Safire
Apr 09
Everyone,
This has been an amazing week for weather. The beginning of the week it was close to 90 degrees. It was hot. It was sunny. It was beautiful. We spent all day every day outside as much as possible. Because normally, when it’s 90, it’s unbearable. But there was barely any humidity and we loved it.
Then last night a huge rainstorm blew in. It turned cold, fast. Today’s high was only about 58. It was windy. But we went outside anyway! We met some friends at the park and had a wonderful time. 
This is my favorite picture of Professor (I took it yesterday) and it just shows his personality so much. What a fun picture and a fun boy!
Cute Pirate on the swings. The swings were a big hit today. We swung and swung and laughed and swung some more. The swings were in the shade so we (my friends and I) became Popsicles but the kids seemed to enjoy it. Cold red noses and all. This little girl enjoyed it the most. It was the only thing she wanted to do the whole time at the park!
Butterfly made a friend of a little boy who wanted to be tree frogs and climb all over this rope thing. This was right up Butterfly’s alley. She climbed higher than I’ve ever seen her climb and was a frog most of the rest of the day. 
When we got home, Juice came home and took Butterfly back outside for 2 and half more hours of play. What a lucky girl.
And they were all in bed by 7:09pm tonight. We are all exhausted. But it’s such a great exhaustion.
Safire