We spent the day with Jerilee in our chilly little house. Brady made us brunch and left for a dental appointment soon afterwards. The rest of us played toys in the basement and cuddled in blankets. Its such weird weather, and our house gets so confused about how warm or cold to keep itself. It was nice to cozy up, though, and play with the kidlets. They eventually went down for naps, and Brady returned home with frapps for the three of us. But after supper, Jerilee became too popular for us and went back to the city for the evening. Its ok, Jerilee, I still love you 😉
The kids are happy to he up and around and fed, but neither napped especially well, so I’m anticipating an easy bedtime for them! Once they’re down, Brady and I will do a quick pack for tomorrow! Did I mention that we’re spontaneously going to Edmonton tomorrow? Yup! We’re going to meet up with Bradys parents for Tuesday evening, hopefully do a liiiiittle bit of shopping, and then head home Wednesday afternoon. Just a shorty little trip, but we see each other so rarely, and our kids are just growing up sooo fast! Its pretty necessary, haha! Plus, less important, but the house is relatively tidy, and we’re caught up on laundry and dishes, so it feels like the perfect time to leave for a couple of days. We so often come home to a mess, and this will be so much nicer.
Tomorrows trip is why this is a quick and early post. One wakeful hour left with the kids, and then getting ready for tomorrow!! Anyone else spontaneously road tripping this week?
Dekker was having a hard time sitting through the church service today, so he and Brady ended up downstairs in the playroom with the other little kids. He’s tried it out down there a couple of times before, but has always been very shy of the other kids. If you’ve ever met Dekker, or perhaps if you’ve followed here long enough, this won’t come as a surprise to you. Brady ended up having to stay down there with him the whole time, but he did get up and braver and play with other kids, so yay!
When church was over, and we were back at my parents for the afternoon, he could not stop talking about one little girl in particular, and his concern for her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBIOwCT9f7o
“Lucy fall down the slide.” Over and over and over again. Sometimes, in the story, she was sad, or needed a hug, but he was quite concerned. I texted Lucys mom, and told her about Dekker telling us her tale of woes over lunch, and she said Lucy hadn’t even mentioned it to her. Lucy is a very adventurous little one, and I’m thinking a little topple off the slide probably didn’t bring her down too hard. However, Dekker couldn’t seem to get past it. Until Lucy helped him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTkUNjFLWvk
“Hey Dekker, I’m fine. I’m ok.”
Probably the most adorable video text I’ve ever received. Dekker loved it, and watched it a few times before he grew a big giggly smile and went about his afternoon. I’m not sure we heard about the perilous fall again, so Dekker seemed satisfied hearing from Lucy herself that she was ok.
Yes, my little boy is very sensitive, but in the most beautiful way!
I did some online shopping and put my self control into practice and didn’t buy Laela this incredible hat.
The weather has been beautiful, but today, it wasn’t as warm or welcoming. We had nothing really pressing coming up, either. So it made sense. Not to Dekker.
In the early afternoon, Dekker requested to get dressed. “Pants and shirt!,” was his specific request. So I brought him upstairs and offered him a pair of pants. They’re fleece, but aren’t jammies, so I figured he could still be comfy but not feel like he was still in a sleeper. He declined, and specified that he wanted to wear jeans. Ok, sure, jeans it is. Then he picked a shirt and a sweater. Once he was dressed, he wanted Laela dressed.
Once all four of us were dressed, he lead us all to the door and asked to go in the van. Brady and I had a good laugh and quickly went over possible errands we could run. We only really had a couple of things we needed but we could easily get them tomorrow afternoon. But once we did a big of figuring, we discovered there was lots we could do, so off we went. And we proceeded to have the BEST city trip we’ve had in a really, really long time!!! Not once did Dekker melt down publicly. We didn’t have to haul him out of anywhere. No one pooped out of their clothing, or threw up on anyone.
Moments into the drive…
But seriously, it was awesome. Brady ran into Costco for a couple of things, and I got rockstar parking while I waited. Rockstar parking. At Costco. On Saturday!!! I know you’re impressed.
After that, I ran into Starbucks for frappuccinos. For those who don’t know, they’re offering frapps half off between 3-5pm for the next week. So Brady and I both got huge frapps and yes, we got a small strawberry one for Dekker. I know, they’re loaded with sugar. Don’t judge. At least I got it half sweet with no whip! He destroyed it. It was a very special treat.
We spent the rest of our trip in the Preston Crossing area of the city. We hit Old Navy and got both kids new jeans, and Laela some little tank top diaper shirts. They were on for 2/$10, so I couldn’t resist. And their jeans were also down to $8 each. So we did well. We ran across the street to Walmart for a couple of little things, including a new BB cream for me. Then we settled into the McDonalds for supper. It was yummy, and we were all feeling great. Would anyone like to see a picture of my son eating chicken? I’m all over that.
I left the table for a moment to go buy one more thing, and when I came back, Dekker was excited to show me he had been drawing. “Dekker draw!” he announced upon my arrival. And I heard someone behind me quietly say “Did you hear him, mom? He’s amazing!” I couldn’t help but turn around and see who was admiring my son. It was a family of three, and the 12(?) year old daughter was just enthralled with him. I was so touched and thanked them. The mother commented on his BIG blue eyes and how beautiful he was. And Dekker just milked it for all it was worth, giving them big coy smiles and giggles. It was wonderful to see him so happy towards strangers after a busy day with little sleep. My mommy heart just wept for joy.
On our drive home, Dekker asked if we could stop at grandmas house. We actually debated driving through there, just for a quick kiss, but that is sooo hard for him to leave so quickly. So we gently told him that we’d see her tomorrow, and he just accepted it. We had a nice drive home, with a napping Laela and Dekker playing cars.
It was too bad that we had to bathe them after such a great day. Laela didn’t fuss at all, but Dekker really wasn’t into it. I don’t want to focus on that though! See my happy baby?!
Fuzz head – such a “Dekker” expression too!
We read some stories in Dekkers room before bedtime, and then tucked him away for the night. After two almost full nights sleeps, Laela is seemingly a bottomless pit right now, so here’s hoping we have another one coming! I have never seen her drink this much in one day, without a night feeding!!
What a beautiful day! I don’t have to do very much digging to find something to be thankful for today!
