Working Boy

Jason was gone most of the past week, and between the two of us we'll be gone for work most of August.  That means Will gets to accompany us for more errands around town.  Last week, I took Will to "Tennis Preschool" for the first time.  He usually only goes to the gym when we're swimming together, and he stays home for dinner with Daddy on tennis nights. It took him a few minutes to warm up to it, but he didn't want to leave when I came back at closing.   He has already asked if he gets to go with me this week.

Will also accompanied me to work this weekend.  We made a big adventure out of it by packing his briefcase (i.e. Thomas suitcase) and riding the train.  It's not at all efficient to ride the train on the weekends, but it sure is fun for little boys!  He worked so hard (watching cartoons on my computer) that he slept in my lap the entire train ride home.  The funniest part was all the groupies he got at the train station while we were waiting to ride downtown in the morning.  Three different little boys came up to admire his suitcase.  Will told them about it's features:  "That's Thomas.  This suitcase has wheels!"

We've also been working recently on getting Will to be more "regular."  We're not sure if he's holding it because it hurts, or if he's constipated due to his diet.  He's been getting Miralax in his water the past few weeks and things are moving better and softer.  We've been talking to him about how it's important to drink water (thank you Doc McStuffins for your Engine Number 9 dehydration episode) and to "get the poopy out."   

Happy Birthday to Me

We had another relaxing weekend that included celebrating my birthday!   Ryan baby-sat on Saturday night so Jason and I could go to a grown-up restaurant for dinner.  Hooray!  He stayed over and made us brunch on Sunday, too!

On Sunday afternoon, Will and I went to the Children's Museum and then had a snack and a short play session at the park.  We couldn't stay long because the sun came out and we didn't have hats or sunscreen. 

Nothing on the Calendar

What a glorious weekend we had. . . .because we had nothing that we had to do!  Saturday was our normal mix of farmer's market/train watching, which we followed up with the not very original trips to Starbucks and the Children's Museum.  That took us right up to lunch time, and we stayed within the same single square mile!  We got creative in the afternoon and cleaned the basement storage room.   Will also discovered his love for a new movie that we saved to the DVR (Tangled; it's a princess movie, but we're happy to not be watching Curious George for the 30th, 31st and 32nd times).   

The air station is one of Will's favorite.  He loves watching the balls float.

On Sunday we packed our breakfast and biked to the park for a picnic and play time.  Our afternoon was groceries and other errands and then more lounging around in front of Tangled on TV.  Sounds like an outstanding weekend to me!

Farm Trip

We made a quick trip to the farm this weekend to see Jason's parents.  It's only a 3 hour drive, but we hadn't been there in a year!   Now Will is the perfect age to enjoy all sorts of small town and farm fun!  When we got there on Friday night, Will read Jason and me "The Little Red Caboose" while we were unpacking our bags.  He knows the words to the entire book! 

Saturday was (hopefully) the last day of this horrible heat wave.  With the temperature over 100, we didn't play outside too long.  We borrowed the horses' pool for ourselves!  Buddy likes drinking from the water hose just as much as Rachel does.   

After a trip to the art store and the farmer's market, we went to Mr. Happy Burger for lunch.  This place was awesome!  It had burgers, hot dogs, a pizza and salad buffet AND an ice cream counter.   Oh, and I can't believe I forgot to mention the Coca-Cola knick-knacks on display and the trains circling the room.  Little boy heaven!

Back at the farm, Will watched the horses and donkey eat and then got distracted by Grandpa Ed's tractor and riding lawn mower.    He sat on each for a test drive.  The real fun came today, though, when Grandpa took him for a tractor drive! 

After a fun-filled and hot day, Will crashed after dinner (with a little help from Thomas video on Grandma's Kindle).  We let him sleep here for awhile so we could play Apples-to-Apples.  Such a fun weekend!