Charlie absolutely loved reading story after story after story in Grandma's lap and practicing his camping skills in his new tent/tunnel combo...but I definitely think the highlight of the weekend was Celebration Town. It's basically a large, padded room full of jump castles. After an early dinner of guacamole and margaritas Saturday evening (we adults had to psych ourselves up), we took Charlie for his first adventure based on the recommendation of a good friend.
All I can say is it was absolutely fabulous. Of course, I have a 2 inch vinyl-burn on my left elbow and Jason may have broken his left foot, but Charlie had a ball! At first he was much more interested in running around on the padded floor, chasing the balls that other kids were throwing, but once Mommy, Daddy and Grandma joined him in the jump castles, it was game on. I must have gone down the slide (and therefore climbed the extremely slippery stairs/ladder thing) in the Cars castle at least 10 times.
Jason and I have tentative plans to make Celebration Town a monthly date. Basically, we'll take Charlie there around 6:00, wear him out, pick up carry-out at Eileen's, Oscar's or Mustard Seed on the way home, put Charlie to bed and have date night.
The only bad part about the weekend with Grandma was saying goodbye this morning (and the stress/fear that she would miss her flight due to malfunctioning gates at the railroad tracks) -- but fortunately, she made her flight and we are already planning our next trip to El Paso for Thanksgiving. I can't imagine what Charlie will be up to by then!
Family Hug!
Honest, Grandma, Mommy lets me eat my crayons all the time!
First Soccer Game
First Corn on the Cob
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