Ajax asked why it was good Friday and I told him that every Friday was good 🙂
Although there was an egg hunt at the kids’ school, Ajax asked to stay home with me. I had a ton of running to do and told him he may have more fun at school, but he insisted on accompanying me on errands. We dropped off Noomi in the morning and then headed out. We went to several stores, one of which was Target so that Ajax could exchange one of his birthday gifts. He had $30 to spend, the most he’s ever had, and he was so thoughtful about his choice which ended up being a remote control truck and trailer and some matchbox cars.  After our errands we picked up Noomi early from school. As we all got home around 2:30 and Dave still had to work the kids and I played outside with the neighbors until dinner. This neighborhood has so many kids! They’re everywhere and so far very polite. There are two little girls Ajax’s age who live in our end of the subdivision and so far they have played very well together, riding bikes, digging in the dirt, and playing on jungle gyms. When we headed in Dave made dinner and we colored Easter eggs. Unfortunately I didn’t boil them long enough so Noomi kept squashing them in her hand and watching the runny mess drip down her hands. The kids thought it was funny. Ajax ended up dying his hands blue from forgoing the little metal ring used for dipping eggs.
On Saturday we loaded up the kids and went to the town’s Easter egg hunt. They had it divided into age groups so I went with Noomi and Dave took Ajax. The kids had a blast, but it Noomi a while to get the hang of it. She kept stopping and opening each egg and was surprised each time she discovered treats inside. Afterwards we wandered around town a bit more, found an excellent store that sells tall clothing for Dave and then we stopped and ordered Ajax’s Tball uniform. Actually I was quite surprised as it is actually a real uniform (I had to order Ajax an extra small). When I played Tball for the YMCA, we had a little yellow tee shirt, these days kids have the whole fancy uniform and practice twice a week!
When we got home the kids embarked on some serious candy negotiations. Noomi wanted all the jelly beans and m&m’s, while Ajax wanted all the chocolate. I was the mediator and of course took a cut as well. What I did not account for however was just how fast the kids and I were inhaling the candy so that when we headed out for our afternoon errands – the library and bike store to get Dave his bike – I could barely wrangle both children who were bouncing off the walls. I now realize my error. I think everyone in the store was happy to see us go.
To burn off some energy we let the kids run in circles outside when we got home. One of the neighbor kids came over with her father asking if Ajax could play. I said of course and she zipped right through the house to the backyard where they began digging in the dirt under the porch. Good times!
