It turns out Atticus is a bit obsessed with his friend Ava. His teacher says he follows her to the changing table when it's her turn and crawls off his cot onto the floor so that he can see her before falling asleep (the teacher put an end to this by rearranging the cots so that he can see her without leaving it). His teacher said that kids don't usually form bonds like this until age 3 1/2 or 4, so this is evidence that his social skills are advanced for his age. That sounds so much better than he's a stalker, doesn't it? It's a good thing she likes him too or we'd really be in trouble.

 We had a fun day yesterday--play date after play date. But when we left the last play date, it was nearly 6:30, so I stopped to pick up some food to go. And it took forever! Atticus went nuts at Zivaz--he was a delirious mess. Here's a tiny taste of it. At one point he pulled his shirt over his face and spinned around and around.

 This morning we went to the botanical gardens. I so wish Chris had left the good camera so I'd have some decent photos. Alas, here's a blurry cellphone photo of the lizard sitting on the rock inside the train garden. His belly was bright blue with some green smudges. He blended in well with the rock. Godzilla!

Atticus checked out some of the insects at the bug exhibit, including millipedes, a mealworm, and some pill bugs, all of which he handled. Again, totally blurry, but that's a baby millipede on his arm.

Blurry picture of the super moon through the car window. I think it was even more magnificent yesterday morning when I got up for my run.