Monkeyshines

Zach and Miranda paid another visit to Daddy's house this past Saturday, and a good time was had by all! Even though these two little monkeys had gotten up way early on this rainy and windy October morning (4:30am I’m told) they rallied back for some lunch and hard-core playtime. This visit featured “The Birthdays Part II” with more presents. Miranda got a Fisher Price Take-along Schoolhouse, some Weebles and a set of ABC blocks, while Zach got a remote control electric train set, some Weebles (so Miranda could not claim all of them) and a set of dominos (which didn’t compete well with the train set, though some of the Weebles did get to go for a train ride).
Miranda started out the afternoon with an inaugural nap in her "big-girl bed" (while Daddy and Zach figured out how to make the trains work) but woke up in time for a fashionably late lunch. The lunch menu offerings included another round of “everything-free” rice pasta, carrots, grapes, bananas and strawberries.
Miranda has developed two “new” habits: 1) she now refers to her mother as “Mia” which is a bit odd, and 2) everything is now “mine!” which seems age appropriate. Zach impressed his audience with a stunning display of alphabet mastery – sorting and lining up the blocks in the correct order (though “W” and “M” seem to be interchangeable). He also mastered the concept of remote train control and was able to back the train up to automatically link additional cars and caboose, as well as operate the rather loud sound effects, all while reclining on the couch - we're working on simultaneous cheesedoodles.
The visit lasted until 3:30 when the customary toy-ectomy’s were performed (some toys need to stay at Daddy’s house for next time), the stroller was loaded and heartfelt good-byes and kisses were exchanged – stay tuned for more monkeyshines (when the hell did batteries get so expensive?!!!).