today dawned construction-less (construction is delayed b/c of continued wet weather) and illness-less, so we got the heck out of dodge. i was so glad to set foot out of our apartment. i had not been out in almost 48 hours except to put trash and recycle out.
first off, we headed out to get some teacher gifts, and then to school to deliver them. next, we headed out to meet up with our chicago friends. we all journeyed over to happy valley to show our friends the race track, the playground, and the indoor play area we enjoyed so much when we lived there. we took two taxis b/c there are too many of us to ride safely in one. hmmmm. that was a bit of a mess. our friend's taxi got them to happy valley quickly. our taxi? not so much. i think he might have been playing games with me to get a higher fare because it seriously took him almost 2x as long to get us there (vs our friends' taxi).
we had a blast playing and getting caught in some rain. our timing for the indoor play area was terrible. we were there less than five minutes before they closed both areas for an hour of cleaning. that's the last time i take us to one of these without checking the schedule beforehand. when we were forced to leave many, many HIGH DECIBEL tears poured forth from q. everyone else handled it just fine.
after the idoor play area debacle, we went out in search of lunch. after stopping at two famous coffee places that usually have a good selection of sandwiches, we ended up getting some pizza from the hut and eating at the small playground that is right behind our old apartment.
the kids had a blast with their al fresco pizza experience...especially the boys as they repurposed a water fountain into a sprinkler park. q went home wearing a very frilly shirt of sissy's simply because i had forgotten to pack an extra shirt for him and he was soaked to the skin.
it was a great day...a perfect kickoff to SUMMER!
first off, we headed out to get some teacher gifts, and then to school to deliver them. next, we headed out to meet up with our chicago friends. we all journeyed over to happy valley to show our friends the race track, the playground, and the indoor play area we enjoyed so much when we lived there. we took two taxis b/c there are too many of us to ride safely in one. hmmmm. that was a bit of a mess. our friend's taxi got them to happy valley quickly. our taxi? not so much. i think he might have been playing games with me to get a higher fare because it seriously took him almost 2x as long to get us there (vs our friends' taxi).
we had a blast playing and getting caught in some rain. our timing for the indoor play area was terrible. we were there less than five minutes before they closed both areas for an hour of cleaning. that's the last time i take us to one of these without checking the schedule beforehand. when we were forced to leave many, many HIGH DECIBEL tears poured forth from q. everyone else handled it just fine.
after the idoor play area debacle, we went out in search of lunch. after stopping at two famous coffee places that usually have a good selection of sandwiches, we ended up getting some pizza from the hut and eating at the small playground that is right behind our old apartment.
the kids had a blast with their al fresco pizza experience...especially the boys as they repurposed a water fountain into a sprinkler park. q went home wearing a very frilly shirt of sissy's simply because i had forgotten to pack an extra shirt for him and he was soaked to the skin.
it was a great day...a perfect kickoff to SUMMER!
kids getting into their pizza picnic
two of the girls playing in the exercise area
all three of the girls playing in the exercise area
q explains to me how he got his arthur train so sparkling clean after dredging him through mud and making it look look like it was going to take me and a toothbrush a lot of time to de-mud him.
So Mom, what don't you understand about pushing the button? It's NOT my fault, the fountain made me do it, Jess, give a kid a break will ya?
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P.S. my sides hurt from laughing don't you know?
Hahahaha! Yes, the button made him do it! Love yer face!
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