Weekend recap
It seems like almost everyone in blog-land is going to write something re: September 11, but I don't really know what to say about it so I'm not going to try. Instead, I'll tell you all about our weekend.
On Friday Dave was kind enough to stay home and take care of his two sickies. He showered me with fresh boxes of Kleenex, procured cough drops, made me take naps, and generally took care of the kid. If I hadn't been consumed by an ever-present and overwhelming desire to smash a hammer into my nose, it would have been the perfect day.
On Saturday Dave felt sick again, but the three of us piled into the car and headed for my parents house anyway. (Lest you think I'm a bad wife, I had suggested that he stay home, but he wasn't having it.) There was a block party on their street that day. We enjoyed lots of good food coupled with lots of great company. While Henry was napping, Dave took the opportunity to crash out on the couch with the tv remote, so he did manage to get a little quiet time in. Henry had been skipping afternoon naps altogether since he caught his cold and I believe it finally caught up with him Saturday afternoon. He cried for a while but when he finally got to sleep, he slept long and hard. We woke him up around 6:30 and he was groggy and fussy the rest of the evening.
Yesterday my parents came up to babysit Henry. The five of us went to the Apple store to look at computers, then we went to lunch at Johnny Rockets. I ordered Henry a grilled cheese and cup of milk off the menu, which was quite the coup as far as I was concerned. His very first restaurant meal. Afterwards, we dropped off the troops, and Dave and I headed to Russell Orchards. We went on a hayride, picked a peck of apples, ate cider donuts, fed the farm animals, and drank apple cider. And you know what? It was fantastic. Can't wait to do it again.
Next weekend we have tentative plans to go to the Stone Zoo. I'd like to take Henry before the weather gets too cold.