Eli's mom is out of the country--FAR out of the country for 2.5 weeks. So this post is kind of so she can see how the playdate went. Of course the pictures are completely out of order...
While Eli goes to full time childcare, I know all too well how difficult even a couple days can be. So...we invited Eli and his dad for dinner on Friday and then on Saturday, took Eli for the morning so his daddy could get a break.
[for snack time, we spread out an old sheet on the back porch and gave them a mixture of crackers and cereals--they did really well].The playtime went well and we'd happily do it again. Our neighbors with older kids tell us it gets even better/easier when they get just a bit older.
I bought this rocking chair at Target a month or so ago. I like it, but Den loves it. You can adjust the recline in multiple ways, which is what Ed likes to do--he folds the chair up and down and around. Eli actually got in and started rocking himself. He was pretty content here for a while. Don't think Ed caught on to its true purpose, even with Eli rocking.
This picture below illustrates where the fun began during snack time. Eddie was making a lot of headway with what he deemed the 'good' parts of his snack, so he siddled up to Eli and began to take those same 'good' parts from his snack. Guess I should have given them one bowl afterall. Eli was pretty calm about it, after initially registering angst.
I just like this picture from above. Not sure if you can see how much more Eddie ate initially, but I think Eli won in quantity. He took a while longer, but insisted on finishing every piece, and we weren't going to stand in his way.
We played with chalk outside ever so briefly--until Ed starting throwing the chalk in the bushes. Eli is carrying around a toy portable phone--we didn't dare take it away and learned that phones are to Eli like balls are to Eddie--cracked us up.
Even Den took a spin on the tricycle. Eddie always asks for it to be taken out, but almost never does anything with it. We brought out a couple
more toys that are traditionally indoor toys--just to keep the peace--and it seemed to work. They mainly alternated between this airplance and the lawnmower.
6 comments:
Looks like the boys were really playing together and having fun.
Grandma Ohio
This totally cracks my shit up -- I came home from my conf today to discover that Special K bought that exact same chair (same color and all) while I was gone. Without having read this post, I might add. I guess it IS genetic...
Well, when I bought the chair, it only came in this blue and black. Black seemed too boring, altho' I do wish they'd had another color besides this blue.
And I wouldn't say they exactly played together, but they didn't fight. It's nice that Ed likes balls and Eli likes phones, easier to keep the peace than if they both fought over the same toys the whole time.
Thanks for the update! ~Alex
Are they really twins? They look so much alike.
Is it a grownup rocker too?
I think it's that toddler similarity--kind of like newborn similarity. Both moms are the same size and I think both dads are close in height, plus all four parents have lighter hair, so not too difficult.
Yes, it's really a grown up rocker, but I guess works for all ages--except Eddie.
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