Today WE had a "blind" play date with some friends of friends. After being introduced over email, the two families met and I think everything went well. W of our WE combo had a great time with his new friend, and E of our WE combo loved all of the outside time in the grass and mulch, not to mention missing her nap. Aside from the brief moments of 2 year old territorial behavior, mostly involving W's truck hoarding tendency, the kids enjoyed the afternoon. At the end of our time, both of the big kids had created an alliance against the parents and were chasing each other down the sidewalk while we chased after them.
Earlier in the day, Ry and I took the kids to the Downtown Mall for the Saturday morning Farmer's Market. It's a family tradition for us to go each week and this morning was absolutely divine. At one point, I realized how unrushed we were and savored the moment as we watched W run ahead of us while E rode in the stroller. Moments like this one make all of the other hectic moments vanish. It was nice being together.
I love the mental picture of your lovely time at the farmer's market- those transcendent sort of days keep us going through some of the more 'trudging' sorts of times, I find.
ReplyDeleteIt's those moments you wish you could freeze and stay in forever, just enjoying one another. Thankful you were blessed with that joy recently!
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