Monday was T-ball. Gideon didn’t want to go, but we couldn’t get a good reason from him. We also know he has fun when he does go. We finally got him to agree to going by promising he wouldn’t have to choose a story or a show, but could get both. It was his turn to pick. He chose .
For stories Cecilia picked the airplanes for mom and had me read “Pip Pip Goes to London” from Richard Scarry’s Stories.
Gideon picked the two stories from his new Bible.

Tuesday we had a home night. Mom and the kids went across to the pool and swam while I made had a late inspiration for dinner. Don’t get me wrong, the maple bacon-wrapped dijon salmon was good if slightly overdone. It just should’ve been eaten around 6:30 instead of 7. For our dinner show Cecilia picked Jake and the Neverland Pirates.
For whatever reason the kids decided to share their stories. I think it’s because mom told them she only had time to read one so they had to. In any event she read them “Little Penguin” while I read them “Giraffe’s Can’t Dance.”
Apparently I should’ve read another for Cecilia though, she was in our room about an hour later, still wide awake.

Gideon had T-ball Wednesday. He did a great job after we all got there early so he could play on the playground some. When we got home both kids were ready for a show in record time and Gideon picked Sheriff Callie’s Wild West.
Gideon had the Richard Scarry book again. I read him The Polite Elephant and mom read him Pip Pip goes to London.
Cecilia had a rough night. She listened in to mom reading to Gideon after throwing a fit about getting a story from me first. After she apologized to mom I read her Llama Llama Mad at Momma.

Thursday was eye doctor day. When we got home we let the kids pick a show and Cecilia decided on Sheriff Callie’s Wild West. We decided not to read stories because it was very late.

Friday after Huisinga friends left Gideon picked Sheriff Callie’s Wild West.
With mom out reading was shared stories, first Gideon picked Pierre the Paris Policeman from Richard Scarry while Cecilia picked Mulberry Street from Seuss.

Saturday. Saturday could get it’s own post. The short version? A one hour trip to Springbrook Nature Center turned into a 4 or 5 hour stay with picnic lunch. After the brand new (to us) movie Epic, watched by the river on a laptop, Gideon managed to sleep through the finale of the 75th anniversary Aquatennial fireworks. Cecilia was only limited in her dance moves to the fireworks by the requirement that my hands stayed on her ears. (Her requirement, not mine.) No stories, just bed back home.

Sunday Gideon fell asleep on the living room floor while we were having family dinner and show time. (America’s Got Talent of course!) It was Cecilia’s turn to pick anyhow. She picked Sheriff Callie.
Cecilia decided to “read” Jingle Bells to herself for Daddy’s story. So after she told me to leave I walked away while she sang the corus as she looked through the book. Continuing the Christmas theme for the evening she had mom read Ho Ho Tucker.