A Week Without Daycare

Daycare closed for the last week of August, which meant nine days of Holden. While I've been on maternity leave, we've been sending Holden to daycare where he has way more fun than he would have hanging out around the house where nothing happens but pooping and nursing. So Kevin took the week off and we set out to keep our very energetic 2-year-old entertained despite our not having any energy at all. Riley was a trooper and came along on some of our adventures.

We went to the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena, where Holden was less into all the fun-looking climbing activities and more into piling sea shells on a table. After some cajoling, he did pose for pictures in a car:


We had a playdate at a local park with Grant, a friend of Holden's from daycare:


We got lots and lots of help from our family, especially over the weekend when Kevin abandoned ship for Russell's wedding in the Windy City (more on that to come). My Bonnie and Gampa Larry pitched in:


We celebrated Gampa Steve's birthday (Holden's favorite part was the cake - he is my son!):



We crashed Hallie's playgroup for a fun morning at the Getty Center filled with Ring-Around-The-Rosie and lots of running around:

Kevin leading the pack with Sophie, Holden and Hallie:
Moms and daughters taking a break in the shade - Sophie and Liz, Sarah and Natalie, Jami and Hallie:
All fall down:


Kevin and Holden attempted a hike, but Holden got about 100 feet on to the trail and decided he wasn't so into it. And then they came home:


And we hung out around the house, playing, playing and playing: