Our Friday

Over the weekend we finally scored a little picnic table for the kids. I was quite happy with both the quality and price so before swimming lessons on Saturday we went to pick it up. The kids were pretty excited about it but we had so darn much rain that the first time we could actually try it out wasn't until this morning:


We enjoyed our breakfast outside...Easton was facing the east there so he had to move over to D's side where it wasn't quite so bright...our backyard has ZERO shade.


Because of all the rain over the weekend, Jason was unable to do his regular weekend lawn mowing, so that plus all the rain means our lawn is currently out of control. We always have "issues" with our lawn be it weeds or dead spots or whatever...well today I noticed we're now growing mushrooms back there. I mentioned the shrooms to Jason in an email and his response was, "Don't let the kids eat them...but if they do, have them paint something". :)

Sometimes husbands say the darndest things too. Especially mine. That dude's a crack up.

After breakfast we got ready to meet Max at one of the really cool parks in the area...the Children's Hospital designed the place and it's called "Sensory Park" and it's also wheelchair friendly and just a neat place. Less typical of some of your other "playgrounds". It's where we were when Dalton started suddenly limping last year (before he got put in his cast). Anyway, we met and spent a few hours there. My kids love to swing and I'm normally happy to oblige, but since Susannah and I were wanting to chat as well we only pushed the kids on the swings for a little while then encouraged them to move on. I didn't feel too bad because they were happy to play with/on other stuff as well. My only knock against the place is that there are zero restroomy facilities...not even a porta potty. And Easton had to go...I really try to discourage "watering" plants and trees because I don't want the boys to get in the habit but E reminded me that when there was no bathrooms when we went sledding (like a year and a half ago!) he had to pee in the street. I guess if it's been that long, clearly he's not "in the habit" and I won't have to worry. We found a very out of the way spot where no one had any idea what we were up to and that was the end of that.

I didn't take a single picture while we were there but we had a fun morning. Easton skinned a knee but Zannah had a band-aid handy to save the day. Later I noticed Dalton's scabbed knee ripped off and was freshly bleeding again but he never complained. It was a good time.

We came home for some lunch and plenty of hydration. The boys like to clink cups and do, "Cheers!"




Dalton doesn't drink much other than his precious milk but I gave him a little lemonade to encourage him to use the harder spout sippy cup and he drank it all...even if he did go about it a silly way:


The boys are in their rooms now. I washed sheets this morning so I was putting them back on E's bed while he just quietly played his on the floor. He's so good for his quiet time that I just had to plant a big ol' kiss on his head seeing him sitting there playing so quietly. Love those boys!

This evening we're off to a carnival at my mom's school. The boys are very excited to see their Gramoo and Lauren again...even though it's only been 5 days. We're lucky they're so close!