The Long and Short of It

I figured something out this weekend: hard days last a L.O.T. longer than good (or even not-bad) days! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday last week = long long LONG. Friday, Saturday, Sunday = not so long. After the kids' naps on Friday, the three of us spent some time with neighborhood friends before Daddy got home. We then packed up the double BOB with dinner and a few sports and walked to a nearby softball field. Eli absolutely loves to watch kids or adults play, so we thought dinner at the park was in order. No one was playing, but some crews were getting the fields ready for a weekend full of games. We ate our dinner in the bleachers while Eli's attention was 100% on the chalk lines being laid down below. After we finished, we played catch in the outfield. Maddux had a great time crawling around in the grass and pulling up on the chain-linked fence. She heckled many a pedestrian walking by, only to have them chuckle at her.

Saturday was another not-so-bad day. We took the kids to Costco and Eli was good enough to earn a few minutes play time in the kids' playhouse set up towards the back. He was so excited! He asked for Max to play with him, but I didn't want her crawling around on Costco's floor, so she stayed in the cart. The four of us played in the yard after naps and then went out for an early dinner. We don't do this much (read: ever) because Maddux is a bit challenged in the area of vocal self-control. She is very loud and I prefer to not disturb other diners. We chose a spot we knew would be quick (even though it was table service) and we arrived just after 5PM, in order to miss the usual crowd. Maddux did really well; Lehr took her out at the very end, but even then she wasn't that disruptive. Eli did great also. He kept asking for "more Thai food, please", but what he really meant was 'more rice'.

Today ended a great weekend with another action-packed day. After church we had a picnic at the church playground with a few of Eli's pals. The kids ran around for over an hour before we headed home. Maddux even got to crawl around in the grass for a bit! After naps we met up with Cooper and Finley (and parents) for dinner. Eli and Cooper put away a few slices of pizza at one of our favorite outdoor pizza places, and then we walked over to yet another park. The boys ran around, trying all of the equipment while Maddux and Finley stuck to the swings. Of course Eli had to watch the 'big guys' play soccer for a few minutes before we packed up the car.

And here I am again, at the end of a long (boring!) re-cap post, with no witty way to end. This is why I usually blog once or twice each day....to avoid this exact problem! So here's the 'good' ending. While we were driving home from dinner on Saturday, Maddux started to get a little fussy. Each time she started to cry, Eli reassured her, very quickly, saying, "Das ok, Max! Ah-most home!!"