Ivan’s been cooking in the play kitchen and made this culinary creation. I assume he’s invited Gargamel over to dine.

On a couple of recent weekend mornings, the kids have gotten up and gotten out of their room and played for a few minutes before coming to wake us in hopes of breakfast. I am hoping for a larger trend here and may be leaving them some sort of breakfast on the table and crossing my fingers they let us sleep in.

Ivan has become harder to get out the door on time and much pickier about his food. He mostly wants to eat bread, cheese, pasta, and chicken nuggets. He is wary of trying new things to the point of complete refusal. I am hoping these are phases that will pass soon.

He likes to count in both English and Spanish and loves imaginative play with his big sister. They are playing for longer stretches together without screams of, “No, Ezri, no!” or “Ivan, get off of me! GET OFF OF ME!” Ezri is also choosing to play with Ivan in settings with other kids available like the park or the indoor play yard. It’s nice to see the sibling love.

The books of the week for Ivan are:
The Very Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Ten Minutes Till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann
Hello Mommy! Zooborns by Andrew Bleiman and Chris Eastland
Bear’s Song by Benjamin Chaud
Roaring Rivals: Monsters University

We are listening to the audiobooks from the series of Mrs. Pigglewiggle, Nate the Great, and Roscoe Riley Rules at bedtime.

We went to our last library storytime at DGPL for the next 6 months this morning. They are remodeling the building. After five years of spending most Saturday mornings at the library, this will be an adjustment for the kids.