Ahhh some

I woke up this morning with the holy-crap-it's-raining-and-the-kids-have-no-school-and-Chris-is-at-work-today blues wondering what in the hell I was going to do to occupy the two bickering little people who live in my house.  (I know Lauren is happy to do anything so I don't worry about her.)  At breakfast William said, "Mommy!  You know what would be ahhhhh some?!"  I could come absolutely no where near his level of enthusiasm but I tried.  "What would be ahhh some?"  He said, "We should go visit daddy at the firestation today!"  Oh.  Here was my answer to a crappy day with nothing planned.  We called him to see what his day looked like and he said coming for Sunday brunch would be a great idea.  We've done this quite a few times in the past and the kids LOVE Sunday brunch at the firehouse.  I made homemade brownies while the kids finished their breakfast to bring along with us.  It was on.

We left much later than we'd expected due to that saint of a baby I have.  Her naps take precedence over everything, even a Sunday visit with daddy.  We arrived after the guys had all eaten but there was plenty of food left for the kids.  They settled right in at the kitchen table and Chris served them.  Not long after, the guys had to leave on a call.  We rushed to the window to watch them pull out onto the streets in full lights and sirens.  That never gets old, especially for the kids.  We went back into the kitchen and as Drew and William stared at the television, I stood at the sink and washed dishes while talking with (ok, TO) Lauren.  It struck me how funny it was that we drove an hour in the rain to sit at a different kitchen table and for Chris to serve them with one of his yummy meals while after, they go watch TV while I clean and chat with Lauren.  Anyway, the guys were gone only minutes and when they got back we played with all the fun things the kids love so much:  Chris's chair in his bedroom, the exercise equipment, and the fire engine.   

After a great meal and lots of playing, we drove home in the rain and while all three slept I listened to CNN radio and learned quite a bit about what really is happening in Haiti.  That's some scary shit and if all I have to worry about is a 3 and a 4 year old who do nothing but bicker than I need to be snatched back into reality when I start complaining about that.  Alltosay, William was right.  It was awesome today and I am grateful for it all.

As usual, a picture summary:

Watching TV after eating breakfast

Spinning Drew in Chris's chair

A split second before he fell out and bonked his head.  He didn't want me to tell the other fireman because he feared they would take him to the hospital.

Back in the saddle

Who knew exercise equipment was so fun?  Not me, that's for damn sure.

This is exactly how happy I look on the precor when I'm working out. 

My party of 5

It'd be a sin to show up at the station empty-handed.  I think so, anyway.  Here are the goods.

Hope your Sunday was ahhhhh some and filled with William's enthusiasm.