random kid things
1. Luke requested that I make him a couple of paper airplanes last night. I obliged and made him a “long” airplane before making him a “wide” airplane. The wide one flew better, as they usually do. After that I made him a paper popper. He’s loves them, but he’s continually amazed both by my ability to make them pop and frustrated by his own inability to do the same. He tried really hard last night, though, even going so far as to windmill his arm a few times before he brought it down in another futile attempt. He’ll get it.
2. Earlier that evening, before his sister went to bed, Luke pulled out her dress-up box, so he told me, to have a “rummage sale,” like he’s seen on Max & Ruby. Eventually he found the wings and halo from Penelope’s Halloween costume and put them on, dressing up as an angel. I was getting Pen ready for bed when I heard him announce, “I’m an angel!” and then, “Penelope, you’re a shepherd so you need to be scared of me.” I told Pen to act scared, which she did, then Luke came over to her and said, “Okay, let’s go see baby Jesus,” before leading her by the hand over to a pile of clean laundry, where baby Jesus “was.” It was very cute.
3. Penelope gets more expressive and creative by the day. Yesterday during her bath I peeked in to observe her playing with the dragon/alligator washcloth and mimicking a deep dragon voice as it interacted with the other bath toys. Her “robot voice” is something to behold as well, a monotone, “I am a robot. I am a robot.” And her pirate, “Arrrrgh!” is excellent as well.
4. We were in Chapel Hill all weekend for Paul and Carrie’s wedding, which was wonderful. We’re beyond happy for them and excited about the prospect of them moving closer than Juneau. David, Rachel and Catherine stayed at my parents’ house with Diane, Luke, Penelope and myself and we spent a lot of good time together. It was especially fun to watch Luke and Catherine interact. He loves her and is just excited to hang out with her, prance around her and “help out” his aunt Rachel. For her part, she seemed to welcome the attention and smile and laugh at him. Most 6-year-olds don’t have much time for their younger siblings, much less babies in the family, so it’s nice to see Luke enjoy interacting as much as he did.