What a Saturday

We had an absolutely fantastic day! I had a chance to go to lunch with some friends I used to work with. We get together now and then to share stuff about our lives and catch up on work gossip we've heard about. It's a fun chance to see people and for me to do something that is just for me.

While I was out indulging myself, Dean and the boys were hard at work cleaning leaves off our front yard. It wasn't an incredibly horrible task because he had a fun leaf blower and a leaf mulcher to play with. Braedon likes to work the leaf blower and doesn't really understand the concept of putting the leaves in a pile. He takes the opposite approach and blows the pile apart. By the time I got home he was just about done. I helped out a bit until Braedon decided he wanted to go inside and take his shoes and socks off.

Later that night we headed out to the Christmas Gift Show at the South Towne Expo Center. It was a lot of fun and crazy busy with people. About three quarters of the way through Braedon lost all control. To say his senses were overwhelmed would be a large understatement. Picture hundreds of people, bright red carpet, smells and sounds that are unusual, and then music. By the time we got to the entertainment portion (a bunch of kids singing on stage) Braedon was out of control. Spinning in circles, laying on the floor, and throwing his arms up. He had a great time though, so I didn't mind that he was expressing himself. ;-) Looking at Reilly, I think he wished he could get out of his stroller and join his big brother.

If that wasn't enough, we decided to take the kids to eat at La Calandria. This was the first time we've ever gone to dinner with just our little family. Usually we go with friends or family. It went very well! Reilly ate beans and potatoes and Braedon tried to salt and pepper everything on the table.

By the time we got home it was definitely bedtime. Another fun day. A thousand to go...