Thursday, October 9, 2008
Sara had a great day today - Grandpa came from New Jersey to visit her! She started jumping up and down as soon as she saw him get out of his car. And within an hour she had him reading Green Eggs and Ham and Duck for President. Ben and I truly appreciate the reading break. Sara loves her books! She reads them to David, too. It's so funny to hear her version of the story. It usually has a tangential relationship to the actual words.
Ben came home for lunch so Sara got to sit by Dad and Grandpa. She made sure everyone was sitting where she wanted them to. Sara opened up some presesnts - she got a Scooby Doo fishing pole from Grandpa. When we tried to help her cast and reel she pulled out her favorite sentence - "No, I do it myself!"
After lunch Ben went back to an afternoon of meetings and the rest of us went to Veldheers to get pumpkins. When we got there they had just finished plowing the patch under because they didn't have a very good crop! Sara didn't care. She picked her pumpkin off the wagon and then picked a "baby punkin" for David. She got to see their kittens, although she didn't herd them like she did last year. This year she had a purpose; "get my pumpkin!" She chatted about pumpkin patches until she fell asleep on the ride home.
After dinner Sara got more presents! She got a card in the mail from Great Grandpa and Grandma Abma. It had glitter on it - what else is necessary to fascinate a 2 year old? Grandma sent new sheets and a new puzzle. Sara has been making the puzzle since she opened it. It has animal pieces and she was able to match them all to the right spot from the first time! Now she is making the puzzle then dumping the pieces out and shouting "Again! Puzzle again! I do it!"
Soon it will be bedtime. David is nearly down already but I think Sara will take some more convincing. Why sleep when you can play with Grandpa?
