What I thought might be a slow weekend has turned into quite the opposite. The cold weather broke, amazingly only a few days after having snow on the ground, and the temperature has risen to a comfortable level in the sixties (or better). Enough that an impromptu dinner was had with the Thompson family Friday night at a small park near their house. We ate pizza, grapes and chocolate cake and played through the evening. There was one moment in particular where I was wishing I had brought the camera. Piper, Whitley, and Violet all crowded onto a tire swing suspended from some chains on swivel. Once they were on and secure we spun them round and round all the while with each of the girls giggling and yelling for more. Violet in particular had me laughing. At first she sat down like the other girls but would not relinquish a piece of cake so she held on with only one hand. Having never been on such a contraption before, let alone spun in circles on it, she certainly showed nothing but excitement. Even during the few times when the single hand came free and she started to come free did she barely flinch, only wanted to be sat right again so the spinning could continue.
The fun continued on Saturday. We meet the Hewitsons, Thompsons, Farleys and many others at Jeronimoes to celebrate Conner’s forth birthday. We have been to a few different jumpy gyms but this one was pretty fun. It wasn’t crowded with overage kids and there was plenty of inflatables to pick from to keep even the pickiest of the bunch having fun. Piper had a great time sliding and jumping with all her buddies. There was enough even for the little kids that I wished later on (for a few short minutes) that I had brought Violet as well.
After an afternoon nap and recharge we were invited to dinner with the Hewitsons and Farleys. This is where we were introduced to the toy of the summer. I will likely hear about this marvelous contraption until I purchase it, and then I will continue to hear about it. Michelle had mentioned to me in the past, and even showed me a picture of it, but seeing it in action certainly is better than a still any day. The Extreme Coaster is what it is called. Pretty cool toy – they need an adult version as well. Piper took right to playing with it and certainly didn’t want to share once she started. Next time we need to get two of them side-by-side and takes bets on how goes farther or faster. Even Violet wanted in on the action so after she climbed the ramp we would put her in the car and let her ride it down just like the bigger kids. I thought it might scare her or she might fall out but that wasn’t the case. Violet loved it. Even without the car to ride down she would climb to the top and scoot down the ramp on her bottom – all the same to her. I didn’t get any video or photos but Paul took a few for me on his new toy:
Sunday came to quick as well. We were supposed to meet the Farleys at the Zoo but ended up sleeping in too late and had plans in the afternoon with the Sways. I didn’t remember to set my clock forward and hour to mark the end of daylight savings time and awoke to a message from Paul letting me know the were at the Zoo. Sorry we missed you guys. Once we finally go up Piper and Violet both were excited to see Zack and Kerri and their new little doggy, Princess – rightly named coming to our house. We turned the afternoon into a cookout complete with sunshine, burgers, dogs, and fries. The kids, and the dogs, wore themselves out – and us in the process. Hard to believe the weekend has passed so quickly. I guess after being mostly cooped up while it has been cold, wet, or both, any chance to play in the sun seems to fly by.
