The New Kitchen

Bruce's friend came over to play this morning. At the same time, there was a cherry picker just outside our window clearing branches from power lines. The boys had a blast watching it.
Last week we bought a used play kitchen. Bruce really likes playing with them at church and we didn't have any real "pretend play" toys, so this is his first pseudo-big toy (I did make sure not to buy one of those monstrous Victorian kitchens; it had to fit in this tiny corner of his room). He likes making me a fake breakfast of fried chicken, bacon, and eggs and he gets a big kick out of my "eating it." Bruce and his friend played with the kitchen for awhile.
Bruce made some music too.
The boys like to play hide-and-seek for hours on end. Bruce always hides under his blanket on the bed and his friend hides behind a chair in the corner of his room. It's the same game over and over: I count to ten, pretend to find them in silly places like the trash can and diaper bin, and then I find them where I always find them. Today Bruce got a little more creative though...
Another use for the play kitchen! Imagine my surprise when I couldn't find him under his blankets!