The kids and I had a pretty great spring break last week...we made a trip to WEM and did our usual pet store/hermit crab kiosk/Booster Juice circuit, went swimming and went to library story time. We even got to ride the bus!! (Seriously, I think that was the highlight of the week. ;))
The library story time we went to really highlighted how polar opposite my kids are. Emmett was in a bit of a grumpy mood because he couldn't get on the library computers and play his favorite game, and absolutely refused to participate in any of the activities or even look at the book. As per usual when we do any kind of group activity, I spent most of the time trying to animate Em like a puppet and get him engaged in what the group was doing (which, um, now that I think of it, never works. Anyhoo...). He definitely prefers to be off doing his own thing...so apparently Thing 1 is a chip off the ol' block. ;)
Seth, on the other hand, acted like a puppy that had been in his crate all day and had just been let out. When we first got in the program room Seth noticed the circle of parents and kids, and was delighted that his audience was ready and waiting for him! He immediately ran to the middle of the circle and started to perform, complete with a "ta-da!!" at the end. Throughout the program he ran and sat on just about every other mom's lap, and honed in on one particular (grumpy) grandpa to "entertain". Seth was alllll up in this guy's face until he finally cracked a smile. I'm not sure who this child belongs to, I suspect he may have been left on our door step by a travelling circus and I'm just a bit fuzzy on remembering the details. He's so sweet and funny, but I definitely see a lot of parent-teacher conferences in my future...
