Thursday, September 22, 2011

HKG205: Fish Additions

this morning, q and i headed over to the central library to check out the toy library. it was an interesting time. the toy library looks like a big toy-filled room, but it turns out that all of the toys are stored and have to be "checked out" to be played with. when we've walked by and seen it full to the brim with toys, it was because it was also full of kids who'd checked out said toys.

i checked out a small train set for q, and he had a great time playing with it for about 20 minutes before he scampered off to check out other stuff. at the risk of sounding like a broken record, q was, once again, the largest child in the room, so i felt like i had to watch him very carefully lest he start knocking toddlers over like they were bowling pins. most of the other kids there were babies...18 months and under. i saw one other girl that looked/sounded like she was probably somewhere between three and four. all in all, it was fun, but i am not sure we will do it again. it is free, which is nice, but it just wasn't very stimulating.

after the toy library, q and i went on a mission to find a party store that we were told carries ben 10 costumes...shopping for halloween. being who i am, we got lost...OF COURSE. along our lost way, we found a kiosk full of pet fish, so of course we got a couple. they are tiny versions of rachael...i think...they are somewhere in the goldfish family, but very tiny. the moors have been chasing them around the tank and bullying them, so they mostly hide right now. they fit in well, though, with the orange and silver theme.

we did finally find the party store only to find it does not have ben 10 costumes. we still found some cool trinkets for the kids before we headed out for some lunch and then home to add the new fishies to the tank.

q actually took a short nap today, and then we collected sissy from the bus and proceeded to have a nice afternoon. we added to both of the kids' walls, played legos, and played games on the computer before we headed down to the playground.

tomorrow's big adventures will be lego class and a quick trip over to the SPCA so that i can try to sign up for a volunteer shift. i contacted the woman who always is in charge when i volunteer on saturdays to ask for a shift, but i never heard back, so i think it's time for some face time. i am sure we also will enjoy looking at kitties and doing a little toy/food shopping for the waffle kitty while we are there.


my handsome starbucks date showing off his party favor ben 10 watch

the little orange and silver/white fishie is either ben 10 or gwen. one of these new fish is pretty brazen/social, and the other keeps hiding behind the filter.

q found a very large dead palm frond and made it a toy this evening. he had a ball with it.

super bug flying on the tire swing. i am lamenting cutting those bangs...see how they are already in her eyes? ugh. now i know why my mom hated for us to wear bangs...too much upkeep or fight to get them out of the kiddo's face!

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