Trying To Forget
Today is Mayfest.We aren't there. We are here. You can imagine my spirits.
Gracie was crushed as well this morning when we told her we weren't making the trip. Daddy told her it was the weather. It was really Thomas+5 hours in the car+too much sun+no nap..and well, a million other reasons. They all sounded good on paper. Not so good to my heart.
But anyway. Daddy decided to make it up to Gracie. I guess he figured there was nothing he could do to make my sadness go away.
Oh how I long for the days when a few well planned adventures and ice cream could heal the soul. To be a child again and for all the pain and worries to fade.
Needless to say, after a kid-fun day Gracie's tears were long gone, and she had forgotten (almost) all about the fun she was missing in Strasburg.
We found a place that has a room full of bouncy houses. You pay one price and let your kids jump until they puke--or for 2 hours, which ever came first.
Gracie and Thomas had a blast.
Then, we treated them to a pizza lunch buffet at Ci-Ci's.
It was time for a nap.
But, after nap the kids got to try out our new ice cream place: Sweet Frog. Let's just say it was a hit--especially with Gracie. It was a place where you fill your own cup, add your own toppings and you pay by the ounce. Can you guess whose was the biggest?!We attempted dinner at the Mexican restaurant (for mommy's benefit I think), but it wasn't long before the kids were complaining, and Gracie had over-indulged with ice cream so a few bites in to chips and salsa and she was holding her stomach. We got to go boxes and I attempted to finish my meal at home.
All in all the kids had a good day.
I sometimes wish my mind could be more "child-like" in that being upset and worrying is often short-lived in the mind of a child. It doesn't take much to cheer a child up, but we just can't let go of things.
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