August 12, 2008

7:15 Drop off. I scared Becky by actually being here. I just had an evening workout today.

Breakfast - oatmeal

And then, a very quiet low key morning. Jeremy hung around until 9:30 because he had to work late to talk to India. I worked on my photography while the kids destroyed the house (damn chipmunk nests that require every pillow and blanket in the house).

11:30 Lunch - canned ravioli, yogurt and a baby cheese.

12:15 Put Ariel down for a nap. It took a while for her to settle down.

2:30 Ariel woke up, wet again.

2:45 Grand Adventure of the Day, biking to Dairy Queen. Adam insisted on riding his own bike even though I was ready to bike with the trailer. And he did great, he's getting more confident every time. He still walked some up and down hills, but he didn't fall or freak out. And he made it! Since he was riding, I pushed Ariel on the trike. I think she pedaled all of 3 times on the ride.

Good ol' DQ:



Adam had hot fudge with sprinkles, and Alex had his standard strawberry sundae:



And the gang ready to ride back (it's about one mile each way):



4:10 When we got back, the neighbors were riding too so we stayed outside with them. I took the handle off Ariel's bike and she managed to ride it a bit. Hey, she did better than Alex did at age 3.

And then, our minor excitement (especially since we are bonafide birders) - a chicken hopped into the neighbor's yard. After some consulting, we learned that her neighbor (the ones with a ratty garden in the front yard) keep 9 chickens in the back. Obviously, no roosters, or we would have known about them long ago.



4:30 Pick up.

And a funny aside - Dad babysat for the boys tonight and took them to Noodles for dinner. And then the little sneaks talked him into taking them to DQ - AGAIN! Not a word about it being the second time that day. Oh well, I guess they can use all the fat in their diet that they can get.