Last week our babysitter was on vacation. I ended up taking two days off work, Pat took
a day (and worked that night) and the kids spent time with their grandparents
for two of the days. It ended up being a
really awesome week and I think our kids had a great time (I know I did!). They love getting to spend time with their amazing grandparents and they had so many adventures – The Audubon,
the Zoo and COSI all in one week!
On Wednesday, Aunt Holly and Avi came to visit. We loaded up the kids and headed to the
zoo. The kids were good most of the time,
but we did have one incident right before we left when Evie decided to throw an
epic mega-fit because she didn't get her way.
It was embarrassing and stressful for me and I really hope I handled it
right. We got out of there as quickly as possible and I’m pretty sure she was
asleep before we even got out of the parking lot. Three year olds are more work (and more love)
that I ever imagined! As soon as she
woke up from her nap, she said “Sorry Mama for throwing a fit…Do you still like
me?” Ugh! That’s her new thing – Do you
like me? Pat and I try and explain that
we love her no matter what, but we do not like her behavior sometimes. I remember being a kid and thinking the same
thing when I would do something wrong.
Now that I’m a parent, I know that nothing could ever make me stop loving my kids.
Even on their worst days, I love my babies more than anything.
Pat stayed home with kids on Thursday. He told me that he asked Evie what she wanted
to do and she said that all she wanted was to stay home with him and play. Pat happily obliged. We’re so busy so much of the time that
sometimes it’s really nice to just stay home.
The kids and Pat had a great day!
Friday, I was off work again so I took the kids to COSI. It had been awhile since we’d been
there. In fact, I’m not even sure Mitch
was walking the last time we went. I
figured we’d stay for an hour – 1-1/2 hours tops. We were there for almost three hours! It really is the neatest place and we had a
lot of fun. Both kids enjoyed the Kids
Space, but Mitch especially enjoyed it because it was all new to him. He was running and climbing and having a
grand time. It’s hard to believe that
Evie wasn’t even walking at this age.
She didn’t walk until she was 15 months old. Mitch started walking at 9.5 months and now
there is no stopping him! Wherever Evie
goes, Mitchell wants to go too. It’s so
cute (most of the time anyway). I love
babies, but it’s wonderful to have two kids that can actually play
together. It makes me glad that we had
them fairly close together.
After COSI, we went home and just enjoyed the rest of the
day. It was such a gorgeous day and we
spent most of the afternoon and evening in our backyard playing. We ordered pizza and even ate outside. It was wonderful and relaxing and the perfect
way to start the weekend!
On Saturday,
Dan and Nicole came to town. It’s been
awhile since we’ve seen them and they’d never met Mitchell before. Both kids acted shy at first, but they warmed
up by the end of evening thank goodness! We started Sunday off with a walk and play time at the park and then we saw Uncle Dan and Aunt Nicole again the next morning at brunch. We didn't really get to talk to them much with all the commotion. It’s a little crazy with 11 adults and 4 kids
(under 5yrs) at a restaurant! Amazingly, the children were all fairly well-behaved
and for once I felt like I got to join in a little in the conversations around
me. At one point, Mitch insisted on
getting down out of the highchair.
Normally, this is not something that we do in a restaurant if we can
help it, but he was blocked in by all the chairs so I got him out. He played a little, tried to escape (and got
his head stuck) and finally sat down on the ground and looked through some
books that I brought. It was pretty cute
and I’m so happy he likes to ‘read’!
We ended the weekend with a cookout with some friends that
work with Pat. It was hot and humid
outside, but the kids had fun playing with the water table and running through
the sprinkler. By the end of the day, we
were all happily exhausted.
Life is good.
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