This weekend we had temps of 80 degrees. For two whole days. Without rain! It was like summer in June. Who knew that could happen?
I almost didn't quite know what to do with myself given that the Real Housewives of NY Reunion show was on and yet there was sun and heat and weeds that needed to be pulled. I'm a cavegirl without a DVR, so I really do have to choose. Until I checked our cable's On Demand section and found it there. I actually thought my head would explode for all the awesome that comes from not having to choose.
Apparently the sun also spoke to N because he woke up on Saturday with a mission. If I could I would insert the Mission Impossible theme here because his task was large. He decided to organize the garage. He not only did that, but went on a dump run with me, got things ready to donate and then washed his car and motorcycle.
All we needed was a little vitamin D and we're like the Energizer bunny of chores.
Sometime during the whole thing we got Zoe an upgraded car seat. It's actually not a car seat, but a booster seat. She can now buckle herself, climb in and out and generally take care of all her driving needs. It's fabulous. To say that she L.O.V.E.S. it would be an understatement. She was like a 16 year old with a driver's license. She wanted to go to the store for some bananas, drive up to the park and find any excuse to try out her newfound independence/big girlness in her booster seat.
Which came in great when we were asked to go to a park with a splash pad last night for dinner. Zoe was in her seat before I could finish telling her we were going to the park. Several families got together for a taco bar at the park and to let our little ones wear themselves out. Everyone came in their swimming suits ready for some water fun at the splash pad. When we tried the sensor thing, nothing happened. The whole ground was wet so it obviously worked at some point, but not when 13 children were ready for some splashing fun. We decided to eat dinner and play on the playground.
All of a sudden we heard, "it's on! RUN!" Only to arrive a mere 23 seconds later to the water stopping. I guess when they say "splash" pad they literally mean a splash of water to trick your children into thinking it could turn on. The kids loved it. 23 seconds of water is just enough to make puddles they can jump in.
It's also enough time to trick parents into thinking they can get the sensor to work. I think every one of us tried to get that sensor to recognize our presence no less than 4 times each. I'm positive some county worker was in some building far away watching on video how dumb these parents were.
I guess this weekend taught us a few things. 1) The sun's powers to motivate are huge. 2) Giving a child a booster seat can totally distract them from the fact that there are no cookies in the house and mommy is watching the Real Housewives for just a minute. 3) No matter how dumb you look or how much you know it won't work, parents will try anything for their children.
It was a good weekend!
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