rhys' tantrums have abated...a bit. we're trying to use withholding attention and planned time outs. he's still waking up multiple times a night and screaming for 30 minutes. last night we ignored it (neighbors be damned) and he eventually fell back to sleep and woke up at 7 (!). yesterday we spent hours at the park with most of our neighbors and friends joining for some period of time. it's like a toddler watering hole with the kids running around and the parents gossiping in chairs at the perimeter. this place is so nice.
today we might be headed to the audubon society education center down in bristol. they have a huge refuge there with a boardwalk along the narragansett bay and hiking trails for days. last week in the park we saw a cardinal land and hop around (only the second one i've ever seen) and we're suddenly desperate to see more birds. i think we need one of those backpacks rhys can ride in.
more open house tours this weekend. we like to torture ourselves by seeing what we can't yet buy. john hopes to get this APA video edited this weekend. i also need to have a meeting with my co-chiefs as the administrative stuff for this job is becoming unruly.
rhys is currently pantless, eating strawberries, clutching his favorite DVD -harold and the purple crayon. we'll go get ready for the birding.
