Buddy Time

I'm a play date kind of Mom.  I really do enjoy them- sure, sometimes they are a lot of work, but the reward is big.  Sydney has friends that she looks forward to seeing- she's learning all about sharing, taking turns, patience, compromising, working out conflict, compassion and so on.  Everyone is a "buddy" and she always asks when we are going somewhere- "Will my buddies be there?"  I enjoy the adult time, even if it is interrupted constantly!  We're blessed to have some awesome cousins, and amazing friends that we get to meet up with frequently.  Of course this post doesn't include all of them, but these are some recent 'dates'. 



The new dinosaur exhibit at Zoo Boise is pretty impressive.  Syd was quite reserved and kept asking if it would bite her.  When I got done explaining they were just pretend, she's ask again- "But if I pet it, will it bite me?"  Pete and Repeat were on a boat...seriously.



Probably the 2nd most sought after attraction at the zoo after the merry-go-round.

It's big.  Go check it out!

 

Danielle and I were talking in the other room, and then noticed that it had gotten unusually quiet with MJ and Syd, so we peeked around the corner and this is what we found.  I held my camera out and took a picture so they wouldn't see me.  They were sitting together reading, and MJ had her arm around her.  Then a conversation began, and this is how it went:

MJ:  I got poop, and you go pee.
Syd:  (Pausing, and perplexed.)  But, I go poop AND pee.

Mouse buffet lunch!

Cousin love!





I didn't think it possible for a kid to love water more then Sydney, and then Simone came along.