day date with manning

maddux had been invited to a playdate after school, so manning and i got a taste of what next year will be like with just me and him every day (this is going to be a huge change for me because i will be the only one to play with again). 

first we went out to lunch. he was feeling pretty sad about being left out of the playdate. lunch made it all better. (notice that he is still wearing his "uniform.")

after lunch, we went over to the library. manning was looking very contemplative on the ride home so i took a picture. and then after we picked up maddux and mason, he was being thoughtful again on our way to pick up madelyn from chess. maybe he was reflecting on what the next two years would hold for him being without siblings most of the day?

he picked up this snowman craft at the library and we decided to make it at home. he was excited to paint it and then all of the cutting and glueing on his own. i was pretty impressed with his finished product. love.