Busy Bees

Today was such a busy day! And thank goodness H was in good spirits.

I heard him in his room talking around 6:30a, but I didn't get him up til 7a. We snuggled for a bit and watched some Backyardigans... but it's Saturday! That equals donut day at our house. So by 8a we were at the bakery, stuffing our faces with chocolate long johns, donut sticks, glazed twists and sprinkle donuts.

From there, we filled up the car with gas and picked up Mimi in Sapulpa. She was killing time at Atwoods waiting on us. When H and I got there, I took him inside so he could see the baby chicks. I wish we could have held them, they were so cute!

We headed to Bristow from there so we could meet Uncle Steve and fam. Uncle Steve breeds dogs (Great Danes and Mastiffs) and he's looking to expand. So we went to look at the female puppy he wants to get so he can start breeding Euro Danes. This is the biggest dog I've ever seen in my life.
The kids had fun playing on the swings while Uncle Steve talked to the owner of the Euro Danes.
Check out Stevo's hair. I've not seen it this long since he was about three years old.
When we were leaving, Kenzie saw the car, ran up and hugged it and said 'Oh my car! It missed me.'
We asked if there was a nice local restaurant we could go to for lunch, but the guy said 'Nope.' So we set out on our own to explore the town. All we found (so I guess he wasn't kidding) was one Mexican restaurant. The salsa was good, but the chips were stale. The food was okay. The water was horrible. I actually ordered a pop instead. And they didn't even have Sprite. All they had was Pepsi, DP and Root Beer. Gag. Harper had trouble sitting in his chair, but what should I expect? He's 3 1/2! Overall, the kids were good and the company was great.
Here's a video of the kids singing 'Ring Around the Rosy':

Harper sang and talked the whole way home. When we passed the turnpike entrance, he said, 'There's a peep!' Because the pike pass makes a peeping sound when you enter and exit. We got home in time for Mimi to go to work and H to take a nap. Which he didn't. He fell asleep, but was up in 20 minutes. I laid him back down and he slept for another 20 minutes. I struggled with him to nap, but I guess a powernap was all he needed. He was being good and in a great mood, so I just let it slide.

It started raining just as we were heading out the door to go to Jack's for dinner. While we were in the car, I offered H a piece of gum. He took it, chewed it for a few seconds and said he didn't want it. I asked him why not and he said, 'It's kind of disgusting.' Okie dokie then. You can't argue with that. The boys had a really good time. I wish I would have taken pictures. They miss each other so much. They got in trouble a couple of times for jumping on the bed or throwing stuff, but mostly they were great. H ate a great dinner of spaghetti noodles (no sauce), garlic bread, corn on the cob and I caught him picking carrots out of the salad. I'd definitely say that having him in school is paying off nutritionally.

When we left to go home, it was almost 8p and it was pouring outside. I took my stuff out and went back for H, but I had to lean over to buckle him in and my back felt like I'd been standing under the shower head. Harper asked if the sun was down, which it obviously was, and I said, but we can't see the moon tonight because of all the rain. He then repeats it, but in a way to clarify that he knows what I mean, 'We can't see the moon because it's raining. But we can see it when it's NOT raining! Right Mommy?' Right, little man.

He was SO tired by the time we got home. It was way past his bedtime, he'd been up since 6:30a and only napped for about 40 minutes. We got settled in to our chair, drank some chocolate milk and read some Thomas stories. When we were done reading and starting to rock, he nestled his face into my neck and I could hear him smelling me. I told Mimi that night that I can only imagine what my scent will be for him. When I smell Halston, I think of my mom when I was little. When I smell Oscar de la Renta, I am transported to time spent with my Aunt Net. I don't wear much perfume, so all I can think of that will be associated with me is Proactiv. At least it's a nice clean aroma, I guess.