Morning with James

This morning Tavin and I were joined by Tavin's buddy, James, while Koen was at preschool. James could have cared less when his mom left, he was already pulling out the toys and getting along well with Tavin. I was happy to see he was comfortable with us as he's never hung out with us without his mom before. Tavin was a good host and shared quite well. James is only 2 weeks older than Tavin, but his vocabulary and speech are farther along than Tavin's. It was cute to hear him talk it up.

Before Koen left the decibel level was, well, shrill. When James was here there was just this sweet banter between the boys, a few truck and train noises and lots of quiet as they parallel played. It was such a nice change!

We played in the living room for about 45 minutes and then we headed out in the stroller for a walk (it was another AMAZING weather day). Before we took off, the boys got a little silly on the stairs while I put their shoes on. So cute!Our first stop on our walk was the library. On our way we saw 3 diggers and a garbage truck and lots of buses, cars and trucks. Tavin was thrilled and I think James was in awe of what a walk with Amy and Tavin includes! James really enjoyed the library. He stayed quite busy, while Tav palled around with me.Next stop was the bank and Whole Foods. We also saw a cement mixer and more delivery trucks. Probably a little sensory overload for James. Thrill a minute on this walk! After our quick errands, we walked over to Osceola Parklet. The boys were happy to get out and run around, but both seemed to be getting tired. Their favorite thing to do at the park was to eat a ton of clementines on the bench together, but here they are with climbing on the playground a little bit before that.Around noon we headed back to the house. The boys played a little in the living room while I put lunch together. They ate together and then we played a few more minutes in the living room. Then it was time to lay James down for his nap. Tavin was so excited to help read him books, etc. They were so sweet sitting on the couch with me and reading the books. I think we could've done that for 30 minutes, but I knew James was tired, so we put him to bed after 3 books. Then Tavin and I waited on the front porch until Koen came home. Tav went to nap and then Koen. James and Tavin must have had fun and they definitely wore each other out because they both slept for 2 and 1/2 hours. Koen, on the other hand, didn't sleep a wink, but he did well playing quietly for awhile in his room and then we had fun playing a card game on the front porch. It was a hectic day, but so pleasant with the two little guys in the morning spending so much time outside. James, you are welcome here any time. We had a great time, hope you did too!