A while back Emma's teachers asked Ben if he would be able to come into the classroom and talk to the kids about being a doctor. We arranged Ben's schedule this month to include a weekday for one of his days off so that he could volunteer in Emma's class. So, today was the day and Ben did such a great job! He told me beforehand that he was more nervous to do this then to do a presentation in a room full of other doctors. :) I think Emma was proud to get to have her daddy come be the teacher for a short while too. It was cute. Ben read a
funny book about a "doctor" and then talked with the kids and asked lots of questions about what they knew about doctors, and hospitals, and even different organs in our bodies... then he demonstrated on Emma (who wanted to wear her doctor coat as well) lots of different tools that doctors use to check their patients. Another doctor at work lent him a box full of little stethoscopes so that the kids could all give them a try and listen to each others hearts and lungs. The kids all then got suckers for being good patients. :)
------------In the evening as the summertime approaches, the sun just never seems to go down and it doesn't get dark until about 8pm. This usually drives me crazy because the kids bedtime is 7:00 and I often get grief about how it's still light outside, so it can't be time for bed yet. I'm mean and make them go to bed anyway :/ BUT, sometimes we go out to play in the evening and then I REALLY love that the sun isn't setting at an earlier hour. After dinner today, Ben and I took the kids to the park (well, the girls rode their bikes, and I mostly yelled at Emma the whole way to stop at the curbs and to wait for us, etc... she's still very wobbly on that bike and I kept imagining her veering off the sidewalk and into the busy road... *sigh*). But once we got there the kids were free to just play and wander and ride their bikes all over the place. The weather is just so nice right now... we are on the verge of 3 digit weather... it still hasn't quite hit which is surprising for May, so we're trying to enjoy the pleasant temps while they last. It was a very fun evening at the park...
Jake was trying to back up and then sit on the trike seat... but he's still just a little too low to the ground and missed it
How fun for Emma, I bet she was just beaming with pride to show off her Daddy and be the center of attention the rest of the day.
ReplyDeleteI miss Arizona and NO daylight savings so much :(
Ben looks great and I can tell that he's really got the kids attention.
ReplyDeleteHey, if you think watching your kid get wobbly on a bike is scary, just wait until they start learning to drive.
It's strange to see you guys in a sunny park. We've been having rain. The kids look more comfortable than when they were being wind blown at our Granite View park during your visit.
The mountains are a nice retreat for us in the summer though. When you come back we can picnic with the kids up among the pines. We can take them for a walk on one of the beginner trails.
Oh it looks like so much fun at the park. I love it when the weather is nice, but not too hot. I bet you don't get too much of that in those Arizona summers. :) I wish I could live in Arizona for the winter and California (by the beach) for the summer then it would be perfect weather all year long. It also looks like Emma had a lot of fun having Dr. Dad come to class.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that your kid's bedtime is 7:00. that is my kid's bedtime, and everything thinks i am crazy. So I am glad I am not the only crazy one out there, or in my mind, the only smart one out there!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute Daddy!
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