School Days: Drew Version

While Tess was off at her first days of school, Drew and I stared at each other, not entirely sure what to do.   The first days were hard.  Drew kept asking, "Where my Tess go?"  Now he likes to ask, "Go get my Tess?"  We filled the first days by going to lots of playgrounds.

We took a trip with some friends up to gardens at River Farm, up near Mount Vernon, right on the Potomac.  It is gorgeous. River Farm was originally by George Washington, and they have lots of gardens including the sweetest little children's garden.  All sorts of hidden pathways, little houses tucked in garden corners, and things to climb on and under.  So fun, and I'd never even heard of it before.

We met several friends up there, but took along Drew's friend Carson, who was moving the following day.  So sad.  Carson is just a bit older than Drew, and Drew idolizes him.  They had a wild time together.


More playgrounds.

We started up a little playgroup that will rotate between a few houses.  The first week was at my house.  There will be a couple of girls involved, but this time it was all boys and it was wild fun.  Most of my time was spent refereeing basketball. Drew had a bit of difficulty sharing his toys, but it's good practice.  The next day he asked, "Mom, I need my friends come."


And there's always TV to fill the day.  Glorious TV!  Drew's favorites right now are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Mighty Machines and Caillou.  What do you think he's watching in this photo?