Today was a major Bellevue day for us. We dropped Vincent off at Chinese school, then headed to Home Depot with Tyler. We bought a gallon of paint and some supplies to paint the baby's room. Ooh, and a rubber mallet! Exciting, huh? We then headed to Arnold's to check out refrigerators.
David had looked a few weeks ago and had his mind set on a certain brand and model. Of course, they show me the more expensive one first, then take me over to the one he was thinking of getting us. Still nice, but not as nice. But, then, there was this other brand that he hadn't considered...Well, of course, I liked that even better, and it's the more expensive one. In my defense, it wasn't the most expensive in the store, by far. Anyway, we didn't make a decision, and David's doing a bit of research.
We then took Tyler to the nearby mall to let him ride the 25cent coin operated rides. These are total old school rides. I love them, and I'm so happy Tyler does to. Before we knew it, it was time to go get Vincent.
We went back towards where we were earlier. We let Vincent pick the lunch spot, then, took the boys to the Lego store for Vincent to pick out a reward for a good test score a few weeks ago. He had a $10 budget, and he reluctantly picked this Ninjago mini "mech" thing. After he put it together at home, he was so excited and proclaimed that he loves it.
Speaking of love, Tyler apparently loves Enya. Yes, as in the singer of "Far And Away."
I had put an old Enya CD in the car a few months ago, and forgotten it was there. On our drive to school this morning, the CD came on after a children's one ended, and Tyler wanted to listen to it. When it was done, he asked for it, again. And, then, again. Finally, Vincent asked for something different. But, Tyler actually said, "I love Enya." He kept asking which track each song was, too. The cool part was that both boys related different songs to different feelings or thoughts they'd get from listen to it. Like track 4, Vincent said sounded scary and serious, but he liked it. Track 1, Tyler said it made him think of Stanley's funeral. Wow.
Dinner tonight was at The Wurst Place. It's a sausage joint. We met up with a big group of friends, several with kids. We thought we'd be the only ones with kids there so we allowed Vincent to bring his Leapster to play with. There ended up being two other boys about Tyler's age there, and they were totally into watching Vincent play. Vincent even shared it a little with them. At one point, I could see Vincent getting overwhelmed with them crowding him. He tried to get his space, but, like Tyler, they're still a little young to understand personal space. Heck, Vincent's still figuring that out. I felt bad punishing Vincent for something he couldn't help, but they'd all be watching that thing for a long time, anyway.
I had put an old Enya CD in the car a few months ago, and forgotten it was there. On our drive to school this morning, the CD came on after a children's one ended, and Tyler wanted to listen to it. When it was done, he asked for it, again. And, then, again. Finally, Vincent asked for something different. But, Tyler actually said, "I love Enya." He kept asking which track each song was, too. The cool part was that both boys related different songs to different feelings or thoughts they'd get from listen to it. Like track 4, Vincent said sounded scary and serious, but he liked it. Track 1, Tyler said it made him think of Stanley's funeral. Wow.
Dinner tonight was at The Wurst Place. It's a sausage joint. We met up with a big group of friends, several with kids. We thought we'd be the only ones with kids there so we allowed Vincent to bring his Leapster to play with. There ended up being two other boys about Tyler's age there, and they were totally into watching Vincent play. Vincent even shared it a little with them. At one point, I could see Vincent getting overwhelmed with them crowding him. He tried to get his space, but, like Tyler, they're still a little young to understand personal space. Heck, Vincent's still figuring that out. I felt bad punishing Vincent for something he couldn't help, but they'd all be watching that thing for a long time, anyway.
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