July 28 - August 3

On Monday we got back into our normal routine.  And once again Bennett was back to not napping at school.  Instead he fell asleep in the car on the way home.  He woke up a couple of hours later very disoriented.  We put him on the potty, changed him into PJs and he went back to sleep.  I took advantage of the extra time and went for a run.

Tuesday was another day without a nap.  This time he stayed awake on the way home.  Without lots of other people to play with at home I think he might have been a little bored.  He asked to watch George.  This was the first time we turned the TV on in over a week.  After an early bed (remember, no nap) I went for a bike ride.

Since it's "Car week" at school we brought in the Derby track to school on Wednesday so that the kids could have their own race.  They enjoyed it so much that we left it set up for a second day for more racing fun.

At home Bennett enjoyed playing with some second hand Legos that we recently got.  We also discovered that with a random assortment of bricks like this he does ok using his imagination and building creatively.  However, if it comes from a set he is a firm believer that it much only be built in that specific configuration.  And for the record, he did nap today.

Thursday was another day with no nap.  And I guess he was pretty tired because he was falling asleep at the dinner table.

On Friday Bennett did nap which allowed us to go to Wegmans after school for dinner and food shopping.

Saturday's weather was a little iffy, but ok in the morning.  We went to Tougas Farm and picked blueberries and peaches.  Yum!  Most of the blueberries got frozen to be used in pancakes.  The peaches still need to be figured out.  Some are being eaten as is, and others will go to jams and who knows what else.

After lunch and nap Bennett watched The Rescuers.  He did really well with it, which surprised me, given that there are a few scary parts.

And then we decided to try a bike ride.   He started off doing ok, but was a little hesitant.  We didn't make it very far before we decided to try to work on stopping.  Bennett wasn't having any of it.  We tried bribing with a sticker chart and a promise of new Legos.  He seemed ok with that idea, or at least he understood the concept.

On Sunday we went to Sturbridge for their annual Redcoats and Rebels event.  It definitely is a very different experience with so many other people there.    

Why yes, we did put him in a British shirt for this.  :)

Watching the skirmish

Dan as the potter.  He is great with all of the kids!

Fifes!

After nap I took Bennett out to try his bike again.  This was an even bigger failure than the day before.  I couldn't even get him to sit on the bike.  He managed to get his helmet off and then wouldn't let me put it back on.  There were lots of tears. 

I wish I knew how to get him to try again, but for now we're not pushing it.  I know that in the great scheme of things it's not that important.  A month prior he was pedaling just fine.  I imagine the issue is that we stressed learning to stop too much, and there were some raised voices.  I do wish though that he could/would express what the issue is (to confirm our suspicions) so that we could work through it.