we had a full and fun father’s day, starting with an early-morning trip to the bakery, featuring a visit to a polish smorgasbord come lunchtime and, finally, concluding with our first miniature golf excursion. happy father’s day to the best father ever!!!
here are the boys on simon’s first day of district summer school. (we pulled him after a day, deciding the distance was too far – he’d have ridden the bus – and the placement maybe not 100% justified considering how light the services (PT, speech, etc.) over summer.) simon now attends toby’s preschool full-time 5 days a week just like his big brother. both boys love it (as do their parents!).
today we visited chinatown for the first time since adopting simon. we had dim sum in our favorite chinatown restaurant, where simon looked and acted very much at home. afterwards, we hit up a bakery, then headed to ping tom memorial park for a little nosh.
this is what we were up to before various maladies (strep throat, ear infections, leg swelling) befell our household...
(these two highlight how mobile simon now is!)
gee, what should we do with this dirt mound that used to be toby’s play area? how about a veggie garden? first, we’ll need to rake the dirt to smooth it out. simon: let me help you, toby!
next we’ll need to dig holes and sink some plants in. toby: dad, i think this one should go next.
toby: dad, i’m not to big on getting dirty. how about you dig and i’ll hand you the plants? and let’s plant some from seed – what do we think of sunflowers? simon: oh, i can help plant those!
toby: oops, i spilled the corn! okay, corntastrophe averted, it’s now time to water.
toby: watering isn’t just for the garden, is it?
apparently, simon doesn’t think so, as he watered the photographer instead!
this is our garden so far. lots of veggies (tomatoes, beans, peas, beats and more), herbs (basil) and fruit (strawberries) – some from plants and many from seed. next: chicken wire to keep the dogs out!
