Totally Good with That

Kenzo sleeps on the top bunk, and he continues to make it his own space. He's been doing a lot of coloring lately and likes to hang up his artwork. Now that he knows I can print coloring sheets in my office he comes in all the time and makes requests. The Italian race car from Cars 2 is a favorite. He loves the soccer player trading cards we get at the Vegalta matches too.

When mama left for her class today Osamu was a needy mess. I had to restrain him so Eri could leave and not be late. Once he calmed down he actually napped... for over two hours. Which was good because I had work meetings from 15:30 straight through to nearly 18:00.

Kenzo played on his own downstairs. He loves his toys and he knows how to find his favorite shows on Netflix. At one point the neighbor kids were outside so he came up to my office and asked if he could go outside. I muted my meeting and said yes of course but do NOT go down to the street, just stay in our grassy area. He knows.

After my meeting it was already dusk. I checked on Osamu. Still sleeping. He didn't wake up until just before 18:00. Kenzo reported to me that he was bored as he was taking apart some Legos.

After story time tonight the boys and I watched our favorite video clips. It's a special thing we do from time to time, and the boys know we can only do it when they are super good and listen to mama and papa. Kenzo and Osamu get up on the top bunk and we use my iPad to watch a couple of funny videos. I can't explain how we decided on what to watch, except to say that it's a pretty self-serving exercise for me. One clip is the "merchandising" scene from the movie Spaceballs. The boys' new favorite is the scene from Young Frankenstein where the blind man lights the monster's thumb on fire.

Consciously or not, I am setting the boys up to be Mel Brooks fans, and I'm totally good with that.

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