Yet another interesting weekend is in the books . Friday night was dinner with friends , Saturday evening was a raucous adventure and Sunday was the local festival . I learned quite a lot this weekend. I learned I ought to follow my instincts regarding my sons bedtime. I learned my son may say the occasional cheeky word but is a good boy deep down . Ok so I already knew that one. As I told my progeny sometimes its the volume used with the words not the volume of words used.
Saturday was a one of those loud days with lots of children being children. Sadly I realized I'm becoming "that guy" the loudness was overwhelming. But the kids were being good , just exuberant. Part of our tribe addressed his vocabulary choice. We are still working on dropping the weak cheeky words for strong powerful words. He's getting there, it's incremental .
Sunday was a wonderful day. Junior Mint and I woke up and opted for our infamous Ovaltine pancakes for breakfast. The best part ? He fixed them. I love those moments when we slow everything down and reconnect. After breakfast we walked up to the Reisterstown Festival with friends. Good conversation, good times, and good music ensued. Quite honestly with out these friends we'd still have adventures but they would be the isolation activities I prefer such as hiking or staying inside even if we went to big crowded places we'd be in our bubble . My quirky and exuberant child is an extrovert and I am an introvert.
At the festival junior mint happily petted several reptiles and a friend bought him marshmallow shooter. ( cue sense of dread and foreboding) guess what though ? He was amazing! He used the shooter where and how he was instructed . At one point we went to the files so I could throw a frisbee in the air for him to skeet shoot. When his two friends went to the playground he readily accepted that he should shy away from it because he gets wound up. Instead he played with his new toy, played football with new folks he met, played baseball with school chums, and had a stellar time. He was given.$5 to spend and spent it wisely without asking for anymore. We showed off how amazing he can be to the whole community including some of his staff at school, neighbors , and school chums.
Naturally we finished the night with a good snuggle. Yeah I'd say it was a good weekend.
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