It was cooler than I would have liked and I forgot jackets for the boys, so there was a little bit more "Mommy, I am cold. Mommy, I want my jacket!" than I would have liked.
But honestly, other than that, we had such a great time sitting on the grass, eating cold fried chicken and chicken salad sandwiches (us), Nutella sandwiches (them), chips, fruit and Puffs for Clair!
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| We found leaves, acorns and even a fat mushroom! |
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| Here he's drinking a juicebox, happily. But ask me about the thermos full of pinot that Dean got ahold of and chugged before we could snatch it from him. Ahem. (Another hashmark in the Badparentingville column!) |
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| Clair loves Puffs, but here she's eating leaves. Of course. |
(Note: With this picnic adventure, careful readers will note that we have now crossed one more thing off the boys' Synapse Checklist 2012!
At the picnic, Lester was extremely tired, having been out Thursday night at the football game, and Friday night again with his friend Antwyne (to the casino!!) So he kept saying all day how much he just wanted to go home after the picnic and relax, eat dinner, put the kids to bed earlyish and conk out.
Too bad I had already planned a surprise dinner at The Prime Rib, a super fancy steakhouse in town. Whooops!
But he was a good sport, despite being really pooped, and he didn't whine at all. And, as I suspected, once we got all dressed up, got a few drinks behind us and started eating the soft shell crab, colossal shrimp cocktail, prime rib (him), lobster tail with crab imperial (me), and chocolate mousse cake, he wasn't tired at all anymore!!
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| We sat down and the waiter said, "Tom and Stephanie Waldron would like to buy your first round of drinks." That's my friend and boss, Tom, and his wife, my friend Stephanie! Isn't that the coolest thing? So here's our first round, thanks to those awesome people! |
By Sunday though, we were both tired, with a capital T -- Lester especially so. We went to the boys' music class together, and took Clair, and then went to the Red Canoe for muffins and coffee. We got home around 11:30, gave the boys a half-hearted attempt at lunch, fed Clair and then threw everyone in their beds, and immediately PASSED OUT.
Three hours later, everyone was in a much better mood. We played, watched the football game, ate dinner, put the kids to bed, watched a HORRIBLE movie ("Midnight in Paris" - terrible!) and fell asleep by 10:45.
Now that's my kind of weekend! (Still, I'm so glad Lester's birthday only comes once a year. Whew!)
3 comments:
Drunken Deanie at a picnic - now that's a birthday party!! (Don't feel bad, last year, we went to a wedding and gave Zachary a piece of a cake that was on our table -- turns out it was soaked in rum, or brandy, or everclear, cuz my boy was dancing on the table and then threw up on my mom.)
And yes, you're correct, you need to step it up in the girl-dressing department. That pretty girl needs some bows, 'n pink, 'n stuff! <--That's me attempting to know what I'm talking about - the only reason why Samantha looks as good as she does is because other people have provided essentially ALL of her clothes thus far.
Awwww, yay! fun all around. and happy happy birthday to Lester. also, yay for Deanie and the potty! He's so super proud of himself in that photo. So cute!
It's a great contrast with his future wife's potty interest: Yesterday, at the suggestion of even sitting on the potty, her response was defiance, then a demand: "Nooooooo, mommy, I'm wearing my diaper! Read the Lorax!" She might just be out of diapers by the time Dean proposes.
p.s. I LOVED midnight in paris!
What a great weekend! Man--you did right by Lester. Makes me feel super guilty that on Ed's birthday, we went to a hotel where I promptly fell asleep and he got drunk in the hotel bar--by himself. (In my defense, I was pretty sick . . .) Way to go Mama!
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