Finding our Saturday open we decided to just embrace the rainy weather and venture over to a Native American event in Frankfort. Unfortunately, we when arrived they were closing down for the day due to the rain. But we tried not to let that get in our way of a fun time. We walked around and looked at what was still remaining and talked with a few of the fine folks from the organization. Aidan got to do a little trading at the trading post and picked up a little woven basket with a gem inside. We then headed over to Wholefoods for some groceries. Most people wouldn’t think grocery shopping on a Saturday with a seven-year old would be fun (and often times it’s not), but this Saturday we all had a blast! We laughed a lot, bought a lot of weird veggies (that Mike and Aidan want to take photos of before we eat them), and sampled some yummy stuff. When we got home we made veggie enchiladas and spent some time reading and playing games on the computer.
Sunday Mike and I both got a run in in the morning and I did some gardening. And then the three of us spent the afternoon at the park playing 16-inch softball, doing another “scoot-walk”, and playing on the playground. We picked up food on the way home and enjoyed a nice meal and conversation, which included dreaming of property and log cabins in the U.P.
Somewhere during the weekend Mike and I got some work in and did a few things around the house. Mike and I even got to spend some time just the two of us–talking and chilling together and watching a movie one night and an episode of Doctor Who another night.
As I said before, sometimes the best weekends are the ones were you find yourself just hanging out and enjoying the simple things that each day brings. Life is good!
celeste says:
Yes, Life is good. You can find happiness in the small things when you look for them. I am so glad that Aidan enjoys being around Nature and learning about the wonders of it. And the enjoyment that he knows you feel teaching and showing him these things will deepen the feelings he will have for learning. Not only about Nature but also about himself. What's this I hear about a camping trip in October? That should be fun for him.
Hope to hear about more Nature trips in the future.
September 21, 2010 — 11:03 pm