Full weekend

This weekend with Elias was fun. Saturday morning we went to work to care for our trial fish. Elias made a big mess with the water. We both took a blissfully long nap, which for me was wonderful after a week of little sleep. Then in the afternoon we went to the waterpark. He'd gone there with daycare this week, and everyone said he had a blast, jumping right in whereas the rest of his class was more timid, mostly just watching him. Yesterday, though, Elias was less engaged. Part of it was that it wasn't very warm out, and the water was COLD. He kept wanting to go over to join the several family picnics going on, and finally just asked for his shirt back on, and went to play in the jungle gym part. He climbed and did a balance bar surprisingly well for his age. I was really proud of him when he made a run for the pond, but stopped dead and waited for me when I called out for him to stop.

Today right after church we went to my favorite restaurant, Quivey's Grove, with a couple friends. It is "restaurant week," with special menus. I wanted to try a kobe burger. I must say, it was incredibly good, and Quivey's did it right with bacon and aged cheddar...and the raspberry fool dessert. Although our friends may've thought Elias was messy and loud, I judged him as doing pretty well: good mood, no dropping things, and no food on any adults. After a nap (yeah!) I was able to do quite a bit of cleaning with him around, and then did some weeding in the back yard where he again (mostly) entertained himself. He played in his wading pool, often running back to me to get "Mommy, wet!" much like at the water park. It was really great being at home and enjoying each other without having to be in close physical contact at all times.