Saturday

Vincent and I spent quality time outdoors today. We went to Chase Park, a playground that is around the corner from us and close enough that V can either walk or ride his tricycle while I walk alongside. There are three younger kids in our building, two girls and a boy (all different parents), who all happened to be outside in the courtyard playing as we left on our way to the park. The boy, Max, is 20 months old and idolizes Vincent. It's adorable to watch him follow Vincent around. He was SO sad when he found out that V was going to the park that he and his dad ended up joining us there, where Vincent demonstrated all kinds of feats of bravery and Max tried very hard to imitate them all. Sorry, Max's parents!

Then after nap Vincent and I headed out to Elmhurst for an afternoon of visiting with some other friends of mine who have kids the same age as Vincent. He got to jump on a real trampoline for the first time! Trampolines are nothing like the ones from my childhood-- these are enclosed by a net that actually separates the bouncing part from the hard edge. V had a blast but freaked out and wanted to get out any time anther kid joined him. It was a 50 minute drive each way, hence these are not friends we see often, but lucky for us the traffic wasn't too bad and the whining on the way home was even minimal, though he got to bed an hour late.

Hope you're all having a great weekend. :)