Since I have the week off I told Kim I wanted to spend some time with each of the kids 1×1. Yesterday and today I’ve had the opportunity to spend some time with Lincoln. Lincoln is quite social in public and I never know what he’s going to say which makes for an interesting trip to the store. When the lady at lunch today told us they didn’t have root beer, he said, “Are you’s gonna have some next time?”
I first took him to Fred Meyer where he could pick out a toy for his birthday. He told me on the drive down that he was going to get a toy and didn’t want anymore clothes or books. He was getting a toy this time! We walked through Fred Meyer to to the toy section and he found a Pirates of the Caribbean sword. They had a short sword and a long sword and Lincoln had a hard time making up his mind. The short sword came with more accessories but the long short would light up and make swash-buckling sounds when swung. When I explained the sounds and the light, it made the choice clear: We went home with the long sword.
Lincoln loves hot chocolate so I took him next door to Starbucks. I ordered us both a hot chocolate and we sat at the table and chatted. He took the sword out of the bag and asked me to read him every sentence on the box. I told him that one of the sentences said, “This sword is not for hitting sisters” but he didn’t believe me. So far the sword has caused no major injuries.
Today I took Lincoln Federal Way to my favorite Pho Hoa Vietnamese Soup place. He’s such a good little eater. He ordered the kids soup with meatballs, noodles and his very own Sprite. The kids usually share drinks so having his own Sprite with a big blue straw was a huge deal. After lunch, we walked over to the pet store which he just loves. We looked at the fish, rats, rabbits, mice, gerbils, birds and snakes. But this favorite animal to watch were the ferrets. He asked if he could feed the ferrets and I told him probably not today. He wanted to bring home a treat for Elka so he chose a small bag of peanut butter biscuits that Elka loves.
We then walked to Barnes and Noble bookstore and looked at the kids books. I like to head over the section of the Caldecott medal winners and see what they have. I found two book that Lincoln approved of: My Friend the Rabbit and One Fine Day. The kids are excited to hear both books before they go to bed tonight.
Lincoln is a sweet kid. He loves to play his Nintendo DS and play silly games. I can’t believe he’s four years old now. We’ve had a fun couple of days together.
So fun that I’m getting my courage up to spend an afternoon with Anna Lynn.
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