Our weekend looked a little like this.
(I'm counting the weekend as starting on Thursday...sort of like being in college all over again...when you go out on Thursday nights and then maybe don't go to class on Friday....).
Grandpa Jim had to go back to Oregon on Thursday morning (we miss him already!)
It was so fun to see Max and him interact - the two of them content to push trains around for long periods of time, check out new I-pad apps, draw silly pictures, watch Mickey Mouse Club House, and generally just be adorable.
Thursday evening was the Pirate Island preview party for staff at the Zoo.
Papa Rob brought Max to the Zoo, we all met up, and walked down to Water's Edge for
some pizza. After dinner, we gathered up everything and headed to the boat ride entrance.
There is a huge sign over the entrance with pirates sitting on top...here's where the trouble started.
The pirates would shoot off their cannons and water would mist everywhere
and they would grumble weird pirate talk, and also, did I mention they look like zombies?
Either way, Max was having no part of that business. We tried, we really did.
But, the closer we got to the boat, the harder he would cling to us, and then
the parrot squawked in his ear and it was basically game over.
We hauled the stroller over the boat ride and walked out...while
Max proclaimed "bye bye pirates".
Friday I spent the day at the Springfield Flea Market with my parents.
This is a tradition we've been taking part in together now for about seven years (I think).
It's an indoor/outdoor flea market - and the junk is just about everywhere.
But, if you are willing to bargain (I'm not, I make my parents do it for me!) - you
can get some pretty sweet stuff.
Came home and we hustled Max into the car for a dinner at Chipotle! Yum!
Then, we drove to Lowe's to look at and then purchase our annuals for the front yard....
plus six sugar snap pea plants. Ever since our trip to Oregon last summer, I could not stop thinking about growing sugar snap peas (like Grandma Sugar)! I could wander around in the garden center for hours, but it turns out Max would rather splash in every single fountain - so we
wrapped it up pretty quickly and got home.
Other Friday night happenings included watching Papa Rob mow the grass
from the safety of the front porch and then the deck.
Max also conned me into a popsicle before dinner!
To we fair, we split it so I didn't completely spoil his dinner.
We also conceded to a last minute park visit to burn off some bedtime energy.
This was a new to us park and Max was loving the stepping stones,
swinging bridge, and small hill to run down and jump off the end step.
He also had a very dirty diaper while there and we changed it in the car,
and I taught him to say "it's a doozey".
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Saturday morning it was off to work for this mama!
We had our official family day for our grant funded programs (Chase Classroom Safari and Head Start Seedlings sponsored by PNC Bank).
I decided to make it more fun by instagraming every detail.
The details included all my co-workers, the hotdogs I consumed for lunch,
the promotions animal visitors, Pirate ambassadors, and all other
shenanigans that happened.
After Zoo Day was over, I zoomed back home to tag Papa Rob into work.
We both don't normally work Saturdays but as the Zoo was expected to have
record breaking crowds - the warehouse needed to be fully staffed up and ready for any emergency!
I woke Max up from his nap and he immediately wanted to put on his
Mickey Mouse took belt! Rob said he was pretty into it all morning - even wanting
to nap with it on. After some negotiating between the two of them, Max relented
to let Rob take it off and lay it just outside of his crib. Such a funny boy!
Auntie Stacy let us come over for a visit in the evening (I kind of invited us over...but hey, that's what Aunties are for!) Max hauled out all his toys and continued his fascination with Stacy's cat Dot.
Dot is definitely more tolerant than our cat (Miss Pecan) - but he still hisses from time to time.
Auntie Stacy and Max ran around in the rain...built lego sculptures...shared some animal cookies...all the while I browsed through some of Stacy's clothes.
We finished up our visit with dinner at Wendy's where Max gave a rousing rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance (you have to follow Stacy on Instagram to see it). Side note: The little stinker said it perfectly in the car on the way to Wendy's and Stacy managed to capture it on video and then somehow Max deleted it! Gah!
On Sunday Max and I met up with our friends Amanda and Ronin.
Ronin and Max go to school together and Max loves him!
We brought donut holes, apple juice and towels (to dry off the playground equipment)
and the boys had a blast! The danced around, walked all along the stepping stones, chased one
another over and around the playground slides, used the swings...and finally
we convinced them to settle into the wagon so us mama's could catch up! ha!
Finally we finished off Sunday by planting all those annuals (geraniums)
in the front yard. The nap time hustle was in full effect. I had rolled up all the old tulip leaves, weeded, and then planted even through a few rain showers! You have to make the most of that long afternoon nap to get things done. Grandpa and Mim arrived during the hustle - and helped us finish up everything. Thank goodness!
Dinner at Jason's Deli...watering the plants...repacking the diaper bag...and
finally off to bed to begin the week again!
XoXO
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