yesterday and today

- Went to soccer in the morning. Jack almost -- ALMOST! -- scored a goal. Kicked it near the post, it bounced out, and this girl who'd already scored twice kicked it in. Still, it was very close, and I kind of tried to convince Jack he'd scored it. I don't think he was buying.

- Went to the playground after. Mommy and Kate had walked up a walkway and, while Jack was on a slide, I walked a few feet up from the playground to let them know where we were. I looked back a minute later and Jack was standing, wailing. He couldn't see me and was scared. Another mother was trying to soothe him. I ran over. It was OK, but it felt bad anyway.

- Jack went out to buy plants with Mommy. Came back with a big plastic shovel, his second of the week. Because you know, he loves having little shovels.

- Went out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant with the Rosenfelds and Grandma. Kate at one point sat in the high chair for about 10 minutes! It was great. She let Reanna feed her a bit. Jack sat next to Lyndsay and they mostly entertained each other, sometimes with peals of laughter. A good meal, and probably Jack and Kate's best meal out ever.

- Came back and gave them baths, then put Kate to bed while Emily handled Jack. Kate's doing a new thing where she points to the crib when she's done with stories and wants to get in it. It's not that she then goes right to sleep, but at least she's recognizing she's tired and telling us so.

- Kate wore her little dress today and was very pretty.

- Jack played with his cousins again, who came over for a cold cuts lunch.

- Emily's cousins Marik and Maggie were in town. Both kids were fascinated by Marik. Nothing against Maggie, they've always been kind of interested in male relatives, presumably because they have fewer of them, I don't know. Jack and Marik read "Where's Wally?" and other books together. Then played with dinosaurs, Jack taking them each out of their toy bin and naming them. "This is T-Rex. ....... THIS is Stegosaurus. .... This is...."

- Kate played the xylophone for Marik. For a good 10 minutes. I think she was smitten too.

Good weekend.