Excitement

Carmen's out of town again so you guys get another weeknight blog post.  Well, and also my remote access to my work server is down so I can't do the work I brought home to do tonight.

Sunday Carmen and I went to lunch at this restaurant called the Iron Press that we've been to a number of times.  Their whole deal is that they make waffle sandwiches.  They are fabulous.  The last time we went Jayden was still eating his mushed up food so this visit was exciting.  We all got to eat the same thing - waffle sandwich and tater tots - yummy!

After meals is definitely when Jayden is his most cheerful so we wandered around the area after lunch and Jayden ran alllllll over the place.

Jayden discovered agua.  And then he put his entire hand/arm into the holes where the water was coming from.  He probably could have stayed here all day if we had let him.  One woman walked by and commented how wonderful it would be to be a child again and to be fascinated by the simplicity of water flowing over rocks.  I agree.  Especially after a loooong work day.  What I want to be when I grow up is someone who sits by a rock fountain and lets the water run over her hand.  Think that'll put Jayden through college?!?

Saying "bye-bye" to the agua.  I just missed capturing the wave he gave to the fountain as he walked away.

Luckily he then discovered the next coolest thing after the agua fountain: stepping stones!  He went back and forth over these stones trying to only step on the stones and missing most of the time.  I walked across these stones first and hopped from one to the other.  So then he tried to do the same.  Over and over and over again.  It was hilarious.  Until we were ready to go and he wasn't.

So then he found the path towards the top.  But that path ended in the bushes.  So he stopped and studied for a while before he returned to his regular back and forth.  Finally Carmen and I spotted a dog and told Jayden.  Worked like a charm.  He went running after where we said the dog was.  The dog was gone by the time we got there, but we found two other dogs.  Jayden shrieked "da-ga" and ran over to them.  I caught him before he got too close to make sure it was okay.  Luckily the dogs were friendly and loved to give kisses.  Jayden just kept giggling and gently patting the dogs.  It was so sweet.  AND it turned out one of the dogs was named "ju-ju."  It's like it was meant to be.  

This evening Jayden, Jasmine and I went on a walk.  We walked about fifty feet to the church next door to us and walked the fifty feet back.  And it probably took us 15-20 minutes to walk that distance.  Jayden had to sit in the grass, he fell down a couple times, he went the opposite direction, he tried to run into the church grounds, etc.  It was hilarious.  And I was only a little nervous that we were walking on the sidewalk of one of the busiest streets.  But it was nice to be outside and to stop and watch the trucks go by and do something different.  I wish I could get home at 5 or 5:15 every night.  It makes such a difference in how much we enjoy our evening.  And now it's late and we have an early morning tomorrow so I'm off to bed.  Hope everyone is well!