A Good Day

Seeing as my last "wordy" post was such a downer on the boy, I felt it necessary to post today! We had a good day today. Audrey had some issues last night while sleeping (and Eric said that he heard Conner, too, but I didn't), so she and I slept in until around 9. I don't think Conner was up much earlier than that, though! He was definitely worn out from spending the night and day with Papa Doug and Weyla Marge (who so graciously gave me a day off!). We didn't get home from softball until 9:00 or so (after suffering our second loss of the season - boo!).

It was supposed to be a nice day today (and it ended up beautiful!), so I decided yesterday to head down to Coney Island this morning. We got there around 10:30, found a good spot in the grass close to the pool, and headed for the water! It was chilly at first, but Conner and I got used to it pretty quickly - Audrey was a little more slow-going. We all ended up having a great time; we spent an hour or so in the pool (most in the shallow part, some in the deeper part where Conner can jump off the "island"), then got out for snacks, then back in for a little bit. At that point I told Conner he had a choice - either we stay in the pool for a little longer, or he could go ride 3 rides. He chose the rides (not a surprise!). He picked the planes, rockets, and turtles (all of which just go around in circles) after I nixed the roller coaster and the Flying Bobs (rides which he can't go on by himself, and I couldn't leave Aud by herself!). In the same area of the park are the trains and the Frog Hop, so I let him do those, too. Audrey rode the trains with him, and was so cute! She waved the whole time (to whoever would wave back to her) and had the biggest smile on her face when she saw me! Super cute.

Anyway, after the rides, we gathered our stuff and headed home. Aud was asleep pretty quickly; Conner was sruggling to keep his eyes open by the time we got home. At that point, he actually went up and took a nap! It was wonderful. Aside from having a nice quiet hour or so in the middle of the afternoon, Conner came down pleasant and rested and we had a nice rest of the day.

He and Eric went over to a friend's house tonight - Eric's helping with a basement refinishing and Conner's playing with his buddy, their 5-year old son. Audrey and I went for a short walk - it took a while, though, because she decided that she wanted to walk (even though I'd brought the umbrella stroller) and needed to stop every 5 steps or so to check out the new rocks on the ground. We were 15 - 20 feet from the end of our driveway when she took a spill and bumped her knees. . . then she just about crawled into the stroller by herself!

So Aud's asleep, Eric and Conner are gone, and the All-Star game is about to start. Things are pretty good!

We're going to head back to Coney tomorrow and meet some friends, then Conner and I are meeting some other friends for a trip to King's Island on Thursday. I told Eric I'd take them to Coney on Friday because his buddy Ed is coming over to help him do some work on the chimney. It's shaping up to be a busy week!

These aren't from today, but the 6th of July when we were playing outside with a mat I'd gotten last summer. It's made to be like a 4-square game, but we used it pretty much just like a sprinkler. Doesn't Aud look cute in her suit?

That's as close as she got.

Then she found a hat that Conner had brought outside... our own little Davy Crocket (or Davina Crockett?).

This is a mommy deer and her two babies that we've seen around the neighborhood lately. They were about half-way out to our mailbox.