We had another busy weekend full of adventures and
family. Pat and I took the kids to the
zoo on Saturday morning. Our trip was
free of any epic meltdowns and other such drama thank goodness. We did a few
new things on this visit. We saw the
cheetah run in the Heart of Africa (amazing!) and we took a train ride. We enjoyed the comfortable morning and left
before the afternoon heat (and the crowds) got too bad.
Later on in the afternoon, we
headed to Hilliard to a water balloon ‘End of Summer” party hosted by Pat’s
cousin Sarah’s family. It ended up being
a lot of fun and we all got soaked. Evie
was the water balloon queen and nailed us all!
But the fun didn’t end there. We
got home and Pops was at our house for a visit!
Woo hoo! We were all very happy
to see him and PJ. We didn’t have
anything special planned and it was nice to just hang out, eat pizza, drink
some beer (or juice depending on who you were) and relax. The kids run my dad ragged, but he takes it
all in stride. He even helped Evie take
PJ for a walk, something she loves. PJ
is just her size and she can hold the lease all by herself. My dad said that she didn’t stop talking the
entire time they walked. When she wasn’t
talking to him, she was greeting the neighbors and trying to tell them all her
life story.
Sunday morning we were all up early
and we went to brunch with Rita, Dan and Nicole before they had to head to the
airport. It was nice to see them again and
we are already looking forward to their next visit! Maybe someday Pat and I will be brave enough
to put our kids on an airplane and go back to Portland. We’re not there yet. Just the thought of our kids in the confined
space of an airplane is enough to give me hives. Pops hung out for a while after we got home,
but then he had to head back to Kentucky.
We were all sad to see him go, but it’s especially hard for Evie to say
goodbye. We always have to reassure her
that we visit KY very soon. She starting
to understand the passage of time a little more and she knows it will be awhile
before she gets to see him again. I know
how she feels because it’s something that I struggle with constantly.
Later on that day, after naps and
some much needed downtime, we headed over to Linworth Children’s Center to meet
Evie’s teacher. Evie was so excited and
flew into the classroom with barely a backward glance at us. She did stop long enough for us to be
introduced to her teacher, Miss Teri, but then she was off again exploring
every inch of her new classroom. She was
especially excited about the two turtles that are the class pets. I really, really hope that her enthusiasm
continues once school actually starts!
We explained to her that we will be dropping her off and picking her up,
but we can’t stay. She didn’t seem to
like that idea and said that she was scared of going to school, but I don’t think
it will really be an issue once she’s in the classroom. They keep the kids so busy with learning and
fun that I don’t even think she’ll notice or care that we’ve gone. Fingers crossed!
We ended our weekend by checking an
item off of my summer bucket list…a Clippers game! Rita got tickets and we were all very excited
to go. It went just about how I expected…the
kids wouldn’t sit still and we barely got to pay attention to the game. Evie got hyped up on cotton candy and Mitchell
inhaled some Cracker Jack. Overall, it was fun and I’m so glad we got to
go. Huntington Park is a very nice stadium
and it was a beautiful evening to be outside.
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