Playing Catch-up

P, having a picnic on the porch :) (See how far behind I am - he's wearing *long sleeves*


All of the other stories and nuances of the last month be damned... I'm just going to post some pics with bylines - and begone my guilt!

P and E, subway to adventure.



P, collecting (of course) at a friend's bday party (at his favorite community garden in the Lower East Side.) After quizzing about a dozen garden patrons, he finally found out what he was collecting (unripe yellow plums).)



P, tying up one of his favorite mom friends to an old wood wagon. Just another average school day at the Historic House...



P, with the "princess." He was infatuated with her highness at a recent homeschool park day. After an hour of distant reverence he discovered she belonged to a homeschooling family from Australia that he had befriended. Armed with this courage, he climbed into a friend's plastic car, paddled over to her with his arm slung out, all cool like, and just fixed her with the look. They drew with chalk together after...



Playing water balloons in the park with a best buddy. It was hot and they were wet.




Then, back to our place for some rock smashing and studying... (Silly as it sounds (he is a great kid, but home play hasn't historically been his forte...), I was slightly astonished when P invited J home, pulled out his beloved rocks (some protective goggles (he's terribly scarred from his eye surgery - its sad really), some hammers and chisels, a magnifying glass...) and suggested they chip gifts for one another. Call me cynical (call me experienced)... I called it a sigh of relief after a steamy afternoon in the park :)