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We started off Friday night by actually ditching both of you (and Brady) with Mimi and Pops while we went out to dinner. Only one photo exists of this fateful evening.
Mimi and Pops were never heard from again.
Then on Saturday morning, it was so beautiful outside that, after a rocking morning of playing , Aidan you and I went for a bike ride while Julia napped.
You wanted me to keep going faster and faster; which was awful, because my legs felt like jelly.
We made a few pit stops: one at a playground on the far side of White Rock Lake, where you had the most fun swinging that I think you've ever had. You just laughed and laughed at the apex of each of your swings.
We made another pit stop that required you to lose your shorts for a while, but that's okay because accidents happen. But nothing was going to stop us from finishing our bike ride around the lake, partially because we're super adventurous awesome guys; but mostly because we were pretty much as far away from home as we could get and needed to get home.
So we took off, checked out the waterfall and then kept on pushing forward until I realized that you were no longer singing "Let it Be" or the alphabet to me...so I pulled over and discovered that you'd checked out:
Later that day, after a birthday party and before Julia woke up from her nap, I took you, son, on an awesome adventure to the music store!
The first thing you wanted to see were the pianos. And the store delivered. You played every single piano in the store. We even spoke to Mommy on the phone and you told her "There are pianos!"
And then...we found the drum room!
At the end of our visit, we bought you your very own triangle, which you'd been requesting for weeks (after you saw one in "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"). You spent the rest of the afternoon intermittently playing the triangle while accompanying it with the ABCs.
The next morning the three of us had quite an adventure upstairs (like we usually do!) while Mommy went on a run in the nice weather.
Then, Aidan, you and I went for a run (and a stop by the playground) while Julia napped.
When you got up, Julia, you truly got up: you're standing so easily now. And even letting go. And EVEN taking steps toward taking steps!
We luncheoned and hung out at Mimi and Pops' house, where Aidan got to try the hot tub (which was cooled to be merely a warm tub). Julia got to nap again and practiced her walking and standing even more! And Mimi made Julia a beautiful headband.
When we returned home, based on a suggestion Mimi had mentioned to you, Aidan, you chose a movie to watch: STAR WARS!
Your very first experience with the force (and your very first live action movie) was Return of the Jedi! You really liked "Dee doo Dee doo" and even pretended to be the loveable droid for the rest of the afternoon. You sat still for a good portion of the movie, but bounced around and played with your sister, or upstairs or outside for some of it; not too shabby for your first non-animated, kinda grown up feature flick! The Force is with you!
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| How we watched the "Rancor Monster" scene... |
The very next day you wanted to see more, so your mother showed you "Empire Strikes Back"...and you fell in love with Yoda. Especially the part where he steals Luke's Snack.
And look, it's already Wednesday. Soon enough, the Weekend will Strike Back, and we can have even more weekend adventures!
