Ellis Giles

On Wednesday this week, I met MH, Alden, Meredith, and Grand D. at Mission Burrito for dinner.  Alden was playing hard on the playset and slide and wanted me to come into his “house”.  I said hi and would after I ate (and eventually went down the slide there at Mission Burrito too!).  One little boy hurt himself and Alden went up and helped him “Shake it off!”  It was really sweet and the boy’s parents really found it great too.  They had walked to Mission and I had met them there from work, so I drove home and got the ML and met them part of the way back.  But, Meredith wasn’t in her carrier, so we ended up walking and Grand D. taking the ML back to the house.  It was a very nice walk and Alden learned how to stop at a driveway and look up the driveway to see if a car was backing out before he crossed.   The first time I said stop and look up the driveway he looked up in the air!  How cute.  Alden took a good shower/bath and practiced swimming belly down towards the end.  He’s doing so well.

Thursday morning I got Meredith dressed in her butterfly suit and Alden slept in a little - he had slept in the car to Houston the day before.  I fixed some toaster waffles and bacon and there was one egg left for Alden.  They had a great day at swimming and went to McDonalds to play indoors that afternoon.  Grand D. had made some mac and cheese for Alden and I had a bite, and then he headed back to Brenham and Alden and Meredith and I went for a walk.  Alden was great about stopping at the driveways.  When we got to a driveway blocked by a car, he went around the car and said “How Fantastic!”  It was great.

We went to the Post Office and checked the mail.  It was scary crossing Richmond with both of them and crazy drivers, I will probably not do that ever again.  Alden had a great time going to the newspaper machines and getting flyers and free papers from each one.  It was getting dark so we headed home.

Right as we made it to the house, Mommy came home and met us.  We were hungry - it was already late, so Alden and I went to get BBQ from Goode Co.  We got some BBQ - they didn’t have kids meals.  Alden was really tired and ended up biteing Meredith later, but ended up being happy after bath.  It was really late and he finally fell asleep after half a verse of Puff that mommy sang.  Meredith fell asleep quickly too. 

Mom (Grandma) arrived late and we stayed up a little talking.  Meredith was awake when Mommy left for work and Alden slept in a little again.  Now it’s Friday again, and time for another weekend!

Filed under: Family | Tagged: Alden, BBQ, Fantastic, Grand D., Grandma, Houston, Meredith, MH, Mission Burrito, Mommy, Walk