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back to school

Enzo and I went to Cindy's this morning for breakfast. Enzo ordered the usual like all the other regulars. We stopped by Whole Foods for a real coffee and a few things for dinner. Back home after dropping the groceries, we had another snack and drank some milk. On the way up to school, Enzo fell asleep for a few minutes.

Everyone was happy to see Enzo back at school after missing a week. Enzo seemed happy to be there too, but soon got a little antsy, and was asking to go go home. I calmed him down and we went back inside. Enzo sort of played with some of the kids today. He sat on the seesaw with Chloe for a bit and helped Isla push the baby carriage around. None of kids interact too much with each other directly yet. Parallel play, as it's known in the developmental psychology world.

Enzo was happy to be outside after snack, and as usual was the only one playing in the dirt and mud and water. When Miss Adrienne sang her little song again, Enzo ran back in for trot trot. I was trying to coax him in to sitting on Miss Adrienne's lap. He thought that was funny but said he wanted "daddy's". We stopped for a few sips from the fountain on the way to car, soaking Enzo's shirt, and then back home to meet Alex.

Nanny Note: We colored, played with toys, read books and watched Goodnight Gorilla and then read more books before nap.

When Zoe and I got back from running errands, Enzo was happy to us. We got hugs and kisses several times tonight. We sat talking on the couch about his day, and then we had our dinner.

Enzo gnawed on a rib bone for a few minutes before realizing that the bone itself is not actually part of the meal. He discovered the meat part and said "mmmm". After dinner, we shared a family ice cream cone. Enzo was very polite, saying "yes please", "more please" and "thank you" at all the right times. Before bath, Enzo cooked us pizza in his oven.

In the bath, Enzo pretended to serve mommy and daddy some coffee, and mommy taught Enzo how to clink glasses and say "cheers" before drinking. Add that to Enzo's quiver of party tricks. After bath we played with some little people and a dining room set that he got today. We asked him to pick one book before teeth, and then off to bed.