Mug and Mommy Date

Clearly, I am still here. There have been rumors circulating that I had Reese already. To my dismay, those rumors are false. We are just playing the waiting game, folks! In the meantime, I have been spending lots o' quality time with this guy... For as long as I can remember entertaining the thought of having children, I have also entertained the thought of letting them skip school once a year for a "Mommy and Me day". I feel will be good for their emotional health and wellness. HeeHee. I know, I am a dork. Today, I used Mug's week old runny nose and cough as an excuse to stay home from "school" (MDO) and pick a couple of date destinations for just the two of us! His options were:
1. Barnes and Noble to play with the Thomas Train and read
2. Bear Pit visit to see Joy and Lady
3. Play basketball in the kid's gym at the Y
4. Go to the park
He picked "bons and nubba" for the "choo choo twain". I was rather surprised at his choice, but delighted all the same. We headed on down to B&N--much later than I wanted to get there. Does it take anyone else FOREVER to coax your kiddos into getting dressed, etc.? I can't imagine having to fix hair or a pony tail! Ahhh! Anywho, we played on the train and looked at some books and to our delight it was storytime day! Usually story time at B&N is pretty bogus, but today was good. They had snacks. Double bonus. Mug would repeat everything the reader would say. I was beaming, other mommies gave me questionable looks. Look, ladies, I cannot help that my child like to speak, chill out! After the reading time ended, I thought we should have activity #2.

That's when Mug said he wanted to play basketball with daddy. Ooops, sorry kiddo. Daddy I am not. Especially not now. I HAVE a basketball in my tummy though! I took him up to the kid's gym and shot some hoops and showed off all of my B-team skills. I chased balls. He ordered me around basically. Told me where and when to shoot. Can you imagine what our team must have looked like? Me neither. I am sure the Y staff was giggling to themselves.

Then, off to the place we go way way way too often. Chick-fil-A. Mug's favorite place. Daddy got to come be a part of this action! After a huge lunch, Mug wanted to play on the slide. It always lasts about 10 minutes and then the attitude starts. The tiredness sets in and it is time to go!

Here are me and the darling. Yes, his nose is totally scraped up and there are boogers, so don't click too close!

Such a fun date! Even though I am totally exhausted most hours of the day, I needed this time to cherish him before my other peanut enters this world. Sometimes skipping school is totally worth it!

Til' next time! xoxo