After breakfast Luke and I went to the playground in Spring Hill. He had a lot of fun climbing all the way up the big slides then going down them. He interacted a little with some other kids too. Unfortunately he pitched a bit of a fit when it was time to leave. We had snack at the house and a little later my friend Alex and his wife Maggie came by. They ate lunch with us and chatted for a while. Luke refused to take a nap and fought going for a car ride, so it was a long afternoon. He calmed down a little for dinner and bath. He is about to be put to bed, so we’ll see how that goes.

This morning after breakfast we drove to the park on the other side of town for a special treat. The Mid South Steamers were giving rides on their small trains. We played on the playground while waiting for things to get started, then stood in line for a bit before boarding the train. It was about a fifteen minute ride and Luke seemed to really enjoy it. After we rode Liz had a phone call for work, so Luke and I ate a snack and watched the trains ride by. He reluctantly took a nap, sleeping on the floor next to the door of his bedroom. We played with Legos until Liz finished work, about 45 minutes later than usual. Liz apparently hurt her ankle at the park and it got progressively worse throughout the day. By dinner she couldn’t really walk. So I did all the bath and bedtime stuff and it went pretty well.

Luke and I drove up to High Hopes for his speech therapy this morning. They did kind of an evaluation, which is apparently done every six months. This one was focused on his receptive language and he did incredibly well. From there we drove up to the playground and met my parents. Luke had a lot of fun sliding and throwing things into the creek. We had lunch back and home and then he refused to nap. I should have taken him for a car ride so he would sleep, but didn’t. So we had a pretty unpleasant afternoon. Liz worked late so we didn’t go to the nature park. I also burnt the rice we were supposed to have for dinner. On the plus side, bath and bedtime went really well. I will be going to Kroger shortly.