I’m sitting on the couch watching a silly TV show, updating my blog and enjoying a moment of quiet. Somehow good fortune is with us and both kids are taking naps simultaneously… I have no idea how that worked out. We have had a very busy holiday weekend and I’m tired. lol.
On Saturday we were all up early and headed to Brooklyn for a farm clean up day. My grandma Flo is up from Florida, most likely for good, and was so happy to see the kiddos. Ajax walked in and gave her the biggest hug. When we got there, my folks were finished up breakfast, so of course we sat down for second breakfast. Noomi devoured an egg, toast, and a large piece of bacon for her second breakfast. She has turned into quite the awesome eater. We then all headed outside to get some work done. Ajax took his jobs seriously – he did tractor work, he swept out the little red barn, and he helped take down some trees. This was his favorite job – he kept saying, wow we’re really working hard here, eh? And every time there was a small branch, he’d yell – that one’s mine! It’s just my size! He actually kept pace with us and worked outside as long as the adults were out. We were quite impressed. My mom fed us well and Noomi ended up eating a good portion of my burger at dinner. We bathed the kids there and then loaded them into the car for the drive home. We transferred them into bed and neither of them made a peep.
On Sunday both kids were up nice and early, so Dave and I took that opportunity to clean the house top to bottom! By 10 am the house was sparkling, so we had an early breakfast and went to the zoo. Potter Park Zoo is within walking distance from our home and very reasonably priced (only $4 for adults!!). It’s a small zoo, compared to the Detroit zoo, but they still had lions, tigers, rinos, and penguins. More than enough to impress us! It was also nice with small kids, and just enough walking not to make everyone exhausted. Dave did have to put Ajax on his shoulders on the walk back to the car, but overall he did wonderful. Ajax’s favorite exhibit was the reptile house and he loved the turtles and fish. The weather was also beautiful and Noomi watched everything and everyone with fascination. We went home and had ice cream and then the kids fell asleep for 2.5 hours! We got take out for dinner and let Ajax eat his in front of the TV watching cartoons (what the heck its a holiday).
Today everyone is quite exhausted, so we’re taking it very easy. Plus it’s raining and cold (hovering in the mid/high 60s). We brought Ajax’s John Deere Gator outside and he and I “worked” outside for over an hour. We dug and filled in holes, moved rocks, and did multiple laps around the house checking out the various flowers. Noomi also was determined enough and made it up the stairs to the second floor by herself (with Dave behind her the whole time). I have a feeling we’re going to be doing a very easy dinner as well.
