Reid, Cooper, Elliott, and Sophie were all at the window waiting for Daddy Pat (Sophie's Dad) to drive by so they could wave at him. Cooper was doing his waving ritual. He holds one hand over his mouth and starts kissing his hand. (That's how he "blows" kisses.) Then he waves vigorously with the other hand. (And still kissing one hand.) And he starts early - as soon as he gets to the window and long before he actually sees anyone. Reid stood beside him (looking very puzzled), studying what Cooper was doing and finally said (with authority), "Not Yet!!" Ha ha!
Elliott was sitting on the yellow bench all alone reading books and playing with a phone. Cooper joined him first and then Reid decided to squeeze in as well. Elliott didn't mind at all and actually acted like he didn't notice! (That's a good example of his temperament!) There are lots of children that wouldn't sit squeezed in there for one second!! (at any age and especially at Elliott's age!!)
We were outside and Reid was kicking the ball and I said, "Good kick Tate!" I call him Tate so often that he didn't say anything now. He didn't even act like he'd heard me! Poor guy! Maybe he's given up on me ever getting it right on the first try!! Ha ha!!
I wanted to mention that the wind this morning really frightened Reid. (I'm sure it's from the wind storm we had.) It was blowing some, but not too hard at first. He simply said, "Too windy!" Then it picked up some and the wind chimes on the patio may have brought his attention to it as well. But he was pointing across the street to the limbs blowing in the trees and started to cry a little and said, "Me wanna go in the house now." (Special emphasis on "Now.") :) While they were eating lunch I took a diaper to the garbage on the patio and Reid asked me, "Still windy?"
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