Friday Fun

Yesterday was our annual Bldg 2 picnic at my job. I had worked the previous Saturday to cover my hours for Friday so I was off. I was hoping that you would wake up later so that you wouldn't be tired and grumpy while we were over there. The morning started off with you being brought to the bed when your mom was leaving to work which was around 6:10am. Not a good start. I was able to persuade you to go back to sleep with me and we would end up getting up around 8:00am. I fed you, gave you a bath, gave myself a bath, and we were on the road by 10:30am. It was very cloudy with a slight drizzle and I thought this was going to ruin our fun. As we made our way up the 605 frwy it looked even darker towards Azusa. As we got closer I realized that I had forgotten to bring your ball for you to play with at the park. Thanks to my quick thinking we stopped at a local grocery store and bought you a brand new ball. New ball: $1.00 Entertainment value: Priceless. So we finally arrive at our destination around 11:15pm and surprisedly it wasn't raining and the skies were partially clear. We head over to the picnic site and make our presence known. We are greated by your titi Melissa, the boss Cyndy, and my co-worker Jenny. You seemed to be in a anti-social mood or maybe it was just the bad weather. Jenny was kind enough to put you on the swing and give you a couple of pushes. You seemed to enjoy that and you also began doing the kicking motion with you feet as you swung as to say you wanted to go faster. We were able to meet with a lot of my co-workers and friends. Most of the time rather than meet and greet, you choose to go off on your own and explore the park. Luis finally shows up, but seems to be empty handed. No monkey in tote. He offers you another ball for your enjoyment. Sam then offers to entertain you for a while allowing me to get some food. There was BBQ chicken, rice and some other stuff. I enjoyed the chicken and you made your way back to me and shared the chicken with me. Finally Luis' wife shows up with Ba Than "BKA" Jigme. We go over to say hello and he's already having a blast on the swing. The two of you have a blast swinging away and laughing it up. You hung out with Michele, who tried to get you to rock on a purple dinosaur, but you weren't having any of that. We also got to meet Cyndy's husband Ron. He greeted you with a hello and you replied back with not only one, but two consecutive burps. Very classy! There was also a limbo contest going on and we waited for the perfect opportunity to enter. Just as the bar was at its lowest point, we snuck over and attenpted to go under. Unfortunately, it was low enough that you hit your above average head directly on the bar and didn't make it under. Oh well, maybe next time. You started yawning so I thought we better get going because I wanted to take you over to work so a few other people could see you. So we grab your ball, a water, and one of those oversized cupcakes and make our way out. We sat in the visitor's parking lot for a few minutes while I dialed numbers trying to reach people. I wasn't able to get a hold of anyone so we took off home so that I could put you down for your nap. We arrived back home around 1:15pm and after putting our stuff away and changing you we laid down. You were very tired so I knew this would be a piece of cake. I think you feel asleep by 1:30pm. Normally after you fall asleep I slither my way off the bed trying not to wake you up. This time as I was almost off the bed I thought to myself-Self "You don't have anything to do or anywhere to be." I then decide to roll myself back onto the bed and lay next to you. Next thing I know it's 3:00pm. You wake up, but I convice you to stay asleep with me. This was great. I love snuggling with you and I was able to get some sleep at the same time. Before you know it your mom was home from work. Me and you had slept for almost two and a half hours. What a beautiful thing!!

dpgmarine