Sleep and Shower

Dave and I are tired today. Very tired. Dave has been pretty tired all week actually. I knew that he needed some extra sleep and down time when he insisted that there were only 3 months of school left, after I informed him there were 4. He looked at me and counted with his fingers, while he emphasized "March, April, then June." Where May went, I'm not sure? The following evening, when discussing our favourite vegetables, he told me that Watermelon was the best vegetable of them all.

Friday I had a busy day with a cranky non-sleeping baby while I was trying to get some games and other things ready for a bridal shower. I left my boys around 5, hoping that work might be a little quieter that evening.

On Friday nights I do reception for the center, but also help with the Kids Night out Program we run. For 15 bucks, you can drop your child off at the center at 6 and go do whatever the heck you want, and come back at 9 to pick them up. We have free play time, games time, snack time, and then end with a movie. It's open to 3-10 year olds, and we get quite the mix each week. They younger ones are very cute and tend to listen well, but are much more demanding and time consuming. Sometimes they pee themselves, sometimes they miss their mommy, and they need more direction and assistance with tasks. The older ones can handle things on their own, but tend to act out more, cause more drama, and sometimes are too rough. You never know how many or what kind of kids you'll be working with until they arrive. We usually average about 16 kids per week, but this week we had 32 show up! My wish for a calm night didn't pan out, but only because of numbers. The group was very well behaved! We had all 32 of them sitting quietly listening to instructions, they participated in the obstacle course without going nuts, and enjoyed parachute games together. It was quite amazing really. Typically a group of 8 kids MIght behave that well on Good night.

Saturday was my dear and darling friend Grace's bridal shower. Grace and I have known each other for 8 years, and spent 4 years in university together. We were both the kind of girl who seemed to prefer hanging out with guys, and found ourselves in dramatic and complicated situations with boys all throughout university. I'm not sure if this common bond is what drew us together... but Grace is the sweetest, most honest and kind girl that exists. She is also one of the few girls who was friends with Dave, but did not have a crush on him :) Grace lives in KW, but her fiance grew up in Ottawa. Tavis is a super guy, and reminds me of a combination of my 3 brothers. It's crazy. Tavis mom and sister in law decided to have a shower here for her with Tavis' family and friends from the area. As a bridesmaid, I was drafted to take care of the program and games. It was a little tricky coming up with games for a group of ladies you knwo nothing about, and who ranged from 20-60. But- I went with some classic fun ones, and a few creative ones, and the shower was great!

Meanwhile, Dave was home with Jesse, and I guess he yelled all afternoon for some reason. Dave thinks that he should write a book on babies with all of his advice. He said the main idea would be, "Feed them incredible amounts of food." As an infant, Dave would feed him milk from a bottle until he puked, and when Dave gets Jesse's meals ready..... 2 Tablespoons of Fruit, turns into half a cup, 1 TBSP of meat turns into two, and 3 tablespoons of cereal usually turns into 6..... Sometimes Jesse doesn't seem to want any of it..and other times he conquers it all.

After the shower, we had Grace and Tavis, and another couple of their friends over for dinner and games. Jesse liked having all the extra people over. Usually he starts getting grumpy by 5...but he held on until 6:00 with all the extra people to watch and take in. I can't wait to see what sort of kid he turns out to be. He is so wiggly and loud and hyper, but is super quiet and still and observant when he is taking in new things and new people. It'll be interesting to see if he holds onto both of these as he grows up, of if he'll lean to one extreme.

Well...the day goes on, and so must I. Dave and I declared it Relax and Rejuvenate Day this morning...but really, I have a staff meeting in a few hours, Dave has to go into the school and do a ton of work, and so the bliss must come to a close. Thanks for reading. I'm off.