Yesterday, Dan and I took the kids to Moodus, CT for the Thunder in the Valley muster. We met my mom there, and of course saw all of our fife and drum friends. It was so nice to be around free spirited, up beat people. Those are the friends that have accepted my family and loved us through thick and thin, and I cannot express how much I love them for it. Carter stayed with Dan and my mom at the end of the parade route, while Pierce insisted he carry his drum and march with us. I had a bad feeling about that plan, but I was also trying to avoid the meltdown. I should ahve paid more attention to that feeling, since I ended up marching the entire parade with a very tired Pierce and his base drum on my shoulders. And yes, I did fife the ENTIRE parade. It as a rather delicate operation, but it happened. Furthermore, it really was not that bad...I am kind of used to having one of the kids on me at all times. :)
After the muster, we came home and did bath time immediately. Both of the boys were disgusting, and since Carter dumped an entire cup of Woodchuck Cider on himself, he stunk the most. From there we had family movie time, and the kids went to bed. I also followed their lead, once Dan and I figured out what the heck we were going to do today.
This morning I realized just how empty our fridge was, and made the boys more oatmeal and pumpkin butter. They gobbled it all, again, and even Dan tried it too! I have a feeling that is going to become a fall staple in our house. While Dan got the boys ready for our adventure today, I brought a whole bunch of stuff up to the top of the driveway to give away. It is all baby stuff, and it needed to go. Seeing how empty the basement is without it was a breath of fresh air. I also figure that since most of the stuff was given to me, it is only fair I give it away.
I drove the family the hour to Jacob's Ladder in Beckett, MA today to hike the Appalachain Trail through there. We headed southbound, which enabled us to climb the staircase up and over I-90. The boys LOVED having the big trucks go under us, and watch them come out the other side. We also had to go past a waterfall to get to that point, and Pierce was in heaven. We attempted to let Pierce hike, but he was tired and the terrain was quite rough in places. It honestly would not have been so bad if there were not wet leaves and slippery rocks. All in all, we had a blast though. While on the trail, Dan had Carter on his back, and he was able to convince Carter to sing the entire alphabet with him. It was great! It is amazing just how intelligent both of our kids are. And I think Pierce is starting to understand my slogan of, "The world is your classroom - use it." Dan and I hiked a total of 3.2 miles, before we drove to the Lee Outlets and grabbed a bite to eat.
Arriving home, yet again I faced how empty the fridge was, and decided we needed to figure out meals for the week then go grocery shopping. Luckily, Meme and Papa were home and volunteered to watch the boys while we shopped. This enabled us to restock a house in just a bit under an hour. Yippee! Since we had groceries, I got down to business cooking tonight to start prepping us for the week. The first item on the list: an oatmeal bake with raspberries, chocolate chips, and banana slices. It took no time at all, and Carter helped me stir...and eat almost all of the raspberries. Here is the recipe:
http://alwaysamrsforeverakidd.blogspot.com/2012/01/gluten-free-baked-oatmeal-casserole.html
And it is gluten free for the Pierce dude. I cannot wait to dig into that in the morning, and I am sure the boys are looking forward to it as well. One of Pierce's rewards for an entire day of no accidents is popsicles. I am sick of buying them, so tonight Pierce and I made:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Nutella-Cool-Whip-Popsicles/?ALLSTEPS
It ended up Pierce finger painting in cool whip, but I can atest that the flavor is AMAZING and I cannot wait for them to freeze. However, if you ask Pierce, he made them. lol.
Tonight tucking Pierce in, I thanked him for an amazing day hiking and minimal whining. he looks at me and goes, "No momma, thank you for always doing fun things." Each day I am becoming a firmer believer that I am doing the best job I can, and the boys know it. I think Pierce totally appreciates what I am doing and knows I work hard to make his days fun.
Today is the technical 1 year anniversary of my dad passing away, and of course that has been weighing on my mind. Dan and the boys made it so that despite the day I had a lot of fun, and I was able to relax a bit. And I thank them for that. I came across this poem a long time ago, and it is fitting for today.
Mary Frye
Goodnight everyone. Have a great week, and I will do my best to update at least every other day.
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