The sun was already shining when I opened my eyes a little after 7. Renn followed shortly after at 7:30, happily chatting to herself and rearranging her “stuffies” before calling out, right on cue, at 8 when the sound machine turned pink—“Nana!”
Grandpa was already making coffees as we curled up with a few morning books on Big Brown. Ada soon joined us, to Renn's excitement (plus Harley of course). Toast all around—except for Renn, who chose a be-mama (banana) and declared herself a monkey: “Oo oo!” She’s got an imagination that doesn’t quit. Then Ada and Renn discovered the French fry “bread” cutter and entertained themselves making fries.
After breakfast, it was swimsuit time! We all hit the sunshine and splashed in the tub. Renn’s gaining confidence by the day—one or two more tries and she might just start swimming.
Mid-soak, Harley let out a yelp from under the deck—turns out a squad of wasps was building a nest in the cat bales and didn’t appreciate company. One even stung S on the knee! He launched a full counterattack with wasp spray and declared the mission (hopefully) accomplished.
By 10:30, S was off for yet another rodeo prep day. He sure puts in many hours—though apparently, there are guys who log even more hours! Meanwhile, Renn had Ada's help bouncing on to the next toy, as toddlers do.
Around noon, Aislyn was begging Amanda to come out, so when I texted the invite, they showed up quickly. The next couple hours were full-blown playtime heaven—Ada and Ais catered to Renn’s every whim, even helping her with lunch. When they finally left, she was a little heartbroken. Fingers crossed for another cousin playdate soon!
Nap came easy at 1 after all the excitement. I launched into toy cleanup, kept the laundry spinning (yay for solar-powered wash days!), and caught up on Saturday’s blog. By 2, I was out picking peas, letting Roo roam, and lightly sanding a custom tabletop that still has sticky spots.
Renn woke sweetly at 2:45, singing and chatting away. After a quick snuggle on Big Brown, I realized a tub butt rinse and full outfit change were in order—good thing it had warmed up enough for butterfly shorts.
Then came the Great Swimsuit Discovery: a whole bag of toddler suits I didn’t even know were hanging on the coat rack! She insisted on carrying the bag herself and made me get a shopping bag to join in her adventures. She insisted on wearing my black flip-flops for a walk, which hilariously do not fit her, but after a slow-motion walk across the deck, she settled on runners for our walk.
That walk was stop-start, complete with repeated hat try-ons, but eventually we met Dada arriving. He vacuumed the car and installed her car seat while I packed her things. By 4, they were off to the city, and just like that, the house fell quiet.
S got home by 6:30 after a full day of volunteering (again), but he’s taking tomorrow off for a run to the Hat. B came out to feed, still not well, though she did sneak in a quick ride on Roo before the bugs drove her off.
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