I got to sleep in this morning to 8 am!!! I haven't slept in past 6:30 am in months (I usually get up way before that though). It was so nice. I had so much energy today. When I got up, Carter and Brian were finishing up a card for me.
Carter helped by letting Brian trace his hand and arm and also by coloring a little on the card.
After Carter's morning nap and some playtime, we headed down to Maryville for lunch. Cheddar's just opened so I was hoping to go there, but as expected, it was way too crowded. So was every sit-down restaurant in the area so we went to Zaxby's. Ultimately Zaxby's was the better choice since Carter hasn't been behaving all that well in restaurants lately!
The weather here was amazing this weekend. The high was only around 70F both days with lots of sun and a nice breeze. So after lunch we headed to the downtown area with plans to walk on the greenway. We used to run here every weekend when we trained for the Richmond Marathon. The greenway follows a creek and there are several parks adjacent to it. It's a really pretty area - I just wish it was a little closer to our house.
When we got downtown, we found out that the Tomato Head Omnium was going on. We watched part of the men's criterium. Carter did a pretty good job clapping for the racers (with some encouragement from us) when they went by. The loop was pretty short so it kept Carter's attention.
We let Carter run around one of the parks for awhile. There were lots of rocks that were just the right size for him to sit on.
Looking at some birds ...
"Bird" is one of Carter's handful of words. He's really interested in watching them when we're outside.
Playing with his favorite outdoor toy ...
We saw a duck with some ducklings at the Bicentennial Greenbelt Park ...
Some family shots ...
Cutie ...
On our way home, we picked up my favorite spinach dip from Cheddar's to go. It was after 3 pm and the place was still packed with probably an hour wait.
We tried to put Carter down for a nap when we got home, but for the second day in a row, Carter refused to take an afternoon nap. So this evening was filled with a lot of whining and screaming.
A happy moment ...
A not so happy moment - "I want to go outside NOW!" ...
At least we were able to put Carter to bed early last night and tonight.
We didn't do too much yesterday. I took Carter with me to run errands while Brian tried to get some work done.
On Friday, Sarah and I took the kids for a walk and then to the splash pad. Again, Carter wasn't too interested in getting wet. He still had a lot of fun though playing around the water!
I love the hugs between these two right now. They are at this cute height difference where Mary Grace looks like she has Carter in a headlock whenever giving him a hug!
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