Avery had no school on Wednesday ( I swear, this kid has had more days off than on during the month of November - I'm pretty certain we deserve a discount on tuition for this month), so I decided to take the day off as well in order to have a girls' day with my daughter. And, what better way to spend a girls' day with your daughter than to shop? Don't get all excited - you know me and know that there is no way this was Christmas shopping that was on the agenda because, seriously? Why would I do that a month early when I can do it 1 week prior to Christmas and as a result, spend a fortune in shipping? Actually, it was just the opposite...I figured, as long as we were getting together with Josh's side of the family for the holiday, it would make sense to bring along birthday gifts for ALL of their birthdays, which happened to be in March, September and October of this last year. Don't worry - this is how the entire Holland side rolls, so it really wasn't a big deal. So, birthday shopping it was. We had a great day until Avery started to point out the fact that Alex was getting a lot of things that day and she hadn't gotten anything. I pointed out the fact that Alex was getting essentials like mittens, "baseball pants" (more on these later) and a hat and that she was getting to spend the entire day alone with Mommy and really, what could be better than that???? She failed to see the value in this. Regardless, we had a very nice lunch together and then managed to end the pouting when we found (and bought because I caved) her first pair of wedge shoes. And, if you are wondering if I'm a bit nervous that my daughter can be completely won over by a pair of wedge shoes at the age of 5? Yes, I am. It's scary.
And, yes - that is my glass of wine in the foreground of this photo. Even a girls day out with a 5 year old isn't complete without a glass of savignon blanc at lunch...
Later that day, we picked up Alex and got him a much needed haircut. This was his first time in a real barber shop and I have to say, he handled it quite well. He wasn't too sure what to think about the clippers, but he sat still and took them like a man.
We didn't do anything too special during the day of Thanksgiving. I was bringing over 2 apps and a pumpkin pie (one of my traditions that I forced upon the Holland household), so I spent most of the day cooking while Josh took the kids to the playground. As it turns out, he ran into about 5 of his other Daddy friends - all of whom had clearly also received the "get the kids out of my hair so that I can cook" message from the wives. And for those of you thinking that I'm being high maintenance or even possibly mean by wanting my children out of the house for a bit? This would be why....
As soon as Alex returned, he was doing what he always does and playing with this ball in the house. I was in the middle of doing something and I'll admit it, was flat out ignoring his, "Mom! Mom! I lost my ball!" announcements, until I finally looked up and asked him what he was talking about. It was at that point that he explained that he had lost his ball in my pie...I mean, really? All I could do was laugh (and later convince everyone that the ball was in fact clean..ha!).
We spent Thanksgiving dinner/VERY belated bday celebration at Josh's parents' house. It was very nice - both food and company were great.
The next day was our big Holland outing! We did a bit of research and found a super cheap hotel room right in in the back bay area of Boston for the night on Friday, so off we went. It was a great trip! We got up there in time to walk around the city a bit
take the T,
see all of the street performers in Faneuil Hall (including the crazy lady pictured below who requested a dollar per song, which happened to sound like she was dying, had no words, and lasted for literally 5 seconds).
swim in the pool at the hotel and have dinner.
The next morning, we had breakfast and then went to the Children's Museum (where Avery got selected to go up on stage with Arthur!).
Everything worked out quite well. I will say that it became very obvious that Alex was a bit more Josh and Avery was a bit more me on the trip. Alex spent the entire time being very wide-eyed and almost a bit scared of the big city and all of the people and continuously asked when we were going home. Don't get me wrong, I think that he had fun, but he was clearly out of his comfort zone. Avery had a great time and LOVED seeing all of the people, lights, etc. The only downside of the entire trip was the realization that we were all staying in the same hotel room and as a result, we were all going to bed at 8 pm. Oh, and we were all watching PBS Sprout beforehand. Ah well. At least I had my ($15!!!!!!!!!!) glass of Malbec to get me through it...
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
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