The summer has started with a bang. Last weekend we went out on a Friday date with Brendan’s girlfriend(s):
Then Saturday was his very last soccer practice, followed of course by donuts with his best soccer pal.
And then, at Brendan’s request, we did a scooter adventure at the beach. Daddy and Brendan had done this once or twice before, but this was Mommy’s first time. I’m very glad they invited me along. It was a cold San Francisco summer day, but that didn’t stop us.
This weekend, we took a little trip to our state capitol: Sacramento. We started out with a visit to a waterslide park. This seemed like a great plan – Sacramento at Memorial Day weekend should have been hot hot hot – but it was not not not. We shivered our way through a couple hours, and then went out to Dairy Queen for Brendan’s very first Blizzard. Yum. I’m so lucky we don’t have one near our house.
We ate dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory and learned that Brendan and Mommy both love the Mizithra cheese. I could eat another plate right this second – again, probably good we don’t have one close by. We all piled into a king sized bed and fell asleep as we watched a cool vintage neon sign blinking out our window. The next morning we hit the hotel pool which was heated and much more pleasant. And then we piled into the car to go to a farm and pick strawberries. I figured Brendan would have fun running around, but I never dreamed that he would be so excited about picking berries. We ate a whole bunch fresh from the vine, and then later on they told us we could pick as many as we wanted to take home. Jess and I headed out with our buckets, and Brendan wanted to come too. He was really good at it! He picked only the good ones, and could have stayed out there all day. I seriously got twice as many because he was helping me. And I enjoyed it at least twice as much too.
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He also spent a good deal of time playing in a dirty gravel pile.
Then he passed out on the way to Chili’s (this entire trip ended up focused around favorite places to eat that are not near our home) and I got to hold him while he slept through the queso. In other words, sort of a perfect moment. Scarlet also fell asleep and slept in her Mom’s arms for a bit. I watched them and thought about how quickly those baby days pass – but how it truly does keep getting better and better. And while these snuggly restaurant nap moments are few and far between, they are even more special because I fall more deeply in love with him every single day. I never understood how that could be possible when I loved him with my whole heart from the very first – but it turns out my heart just keeps growing to hold all the love.
As soon as we got home Brendan told us with a very serious face, that he needed to ‘do his exercise’. Apparently this means daredevil gymnastics on mom and dad’s bed. Before he took a bath to wash the dirty gravel pile off him. But hey – he let mom take some pictures. And I can always wash the sheets.
(Believe it or not, Mom – there are even some more pictures here.)
Most important question…what flavor of Blizzard?
Brendan had m&m, mommy had butterfingers and Reese’s, daddy had brownie cookie dough and Reese’s. Wish we were near one now…. Sigh.
Thank you, sweet Lori Babe! Thank you for this wonderful post! I looked at every picture (including all the extra ones (-: )! Read every word! Enjoyed them all! You are such a beautiful, love filled little family. You bring us great joy! xoxoxo