Weekend Recap: Family Fun

Happy Monday!  I'm feeling beat already.  It's certainly not from our weekend though, because it was a perfectly low-key one.  I got a lot of one on one time with Ben, because Andy was out of town for an interview for grad school!  Andy has been going back and forth with wanting to get his MBA, so he decided to apply and now he's (we're!) waiting to hear back.  There are obviously pluses and minuses to him going back to school, but we've talked about it a lot and I'm sure we'll make the right choice.   We'll wait until he hears the (GOOD) news before doing too much planning.

Although it is nearly impossible to clean when Ben is present, silly me attempted to do just that while Andy was gone.  My innocent little ragamuffin thought he had hit the jackpot when I decided to clean out the food cabinets since the lower ones are usually locked.  No sooner did he find the popcorn seeds did I realize that this is not a job that gets done while Ben is awake.  Luckily he enjoys putting things away too, so he did help me clean up his mess.  

Surprise, surprise, I didn't want to cook when Andy was gone, so we went out to eat with grandpa.  Actually, Ben seems to eat better when we are out at restaurants than when we are at home.  It's still fruit and goldfish central, but I think he likes the audience and distractions.  He is becoming such a big boy lately and I realized that he is totally and officially overdue for getting a bigger boy car seat.  I've been a bit emotional in recent weeks watching Ben grow before my eyes.  (And I'm not talking about his HAIR.)  Today one of my co-workers/friends watched Ben for a few hours in the morning and since he never met her before I thought he would cry when I left.  On the contrary, he just waved and said, "bye, mom!" Waaaaaaaa!  I had to beg for hugs and kisses!

Don't get me wrong, I'm so proud of him and I love watching him grow, but man-- time is going way too quickly!  Andy and I went to look at a little pre-pre-school for him this afternoon.  Ben seemed to love it, even though he kept his distance from everyone.  I often feel bad that he doesn't get to interact with other kids very much, especially since he really seems to like people his own size.  :)  Speaking of growing up, we got him his own little DESK this weekend.  More cuteness.  More big-boyness. 

And although he is getting smarter and wiser by the second, I am obviously regularly reminded of the fact that he is still indeed a one year old.  For example, he was both mesmerized and totally confused by the giant Captain Morgan statue at the restaurant the other night.  He ultimately had to touch his eyes, ears, mouth, etc. to make sure it wasn't real, and he then decided that he prefers his momma and daddy to the captain!  Hopefully it will always stay that way. ;)

Eating, shopping, cleaning, and playing pretty much summaries our weekend.  As always, looking forward to the next one!