It was a crisp, sunny, PERFECT fall day. Oz and I got up a tad earlier than I'd have chosen, but we got out for a gorgeous run and stopped to throw rocks at the duck pond before heading over for a little of this:
Yep. It was Calder's first soccer game of the season. And he was PUMPED before it. I'm a big fan of pretty much all sports, and had high hopes that Scout's natural athleticism would translate into many hours of team sport participation. But alas, she's not really that into organized sports. So I was more than thrilled to see Calder in action. He's pretty good, and I must admit I was surprised.
We were all pumped as we headed home, and nearly expired when we saw what our neighbors (who have been cleaning out their garage for the past 3 days) had left on our doorstep. Not one but TWO giant boxes of Legos, a huge Lego Yoda in an unopened box, and several different cool sets of wooden blocks, and about 10 years supply of zoo books. Here's a sampling of what the kids did on Saturday:
The best part of it all was that the boxes had all kinds of Harry Potter Legos, which you can't buy anymore. And my kids are TOTALLY into Harry Potter (Scout read all the books last year and is now on her 2nd go round, and I bought black fabric to make Hogwart's robes for Halloween costumes.) So as they found stuff, we'd all celebrate. "I found Dumbledore!" "Look! It's Hermione's HAIR!" "Calder, it's the Nimbus 2000!!" This was pretty much all we did for the next 4 hours. At first we were saying, "This is just like Christmas" but then we had to revise that, because who are we kidding... we never give them this much for Christmas. Calder started saying it was like Halloween if we got presents, Christmas, Hanukah, and and his birthday all combined.
Then we piled in the car and went to Brooklyn for a birthday party. While buying the present on Court street, we bumped into some of our favorite people on earth, the Linds, and a family we loved from our floor in our apt. building. We had the best time at the party catching up with old friends and fell into bed that night happy and tired. (And I made Travs drive by Zaytoons on the way back home so I could get a falafel sandwich to eat in the car. Mmmmmm.)
What an awesome day. The only thing that could have made it better is if there had been Magnolia cupcakes at the party, but the chocolate ones Robin made were pretty fabulous too. Oh, and if Wayne had given me the clog boots he had bought for his wife.
The end.
5 comments:
HOW FUNNY THAT NO ONE POSTS FOR 12 DAYS AND THEN WE BOTH POST THE SAME DAY [AND I JUST REALIZED THIS IS IN ALL CAPS SO DON'T YOU FEEL LIKE I AM YELLING].
SO GLAD YOU ARE HAVING NICE WEATHER AND SCORED ON TH LEGOS. I LOVE THAT OZ WAS BUILDING OR RATHER SCATTERING??
Glad you had a great day! Fall days in New York with ALL the beautiful trees are hard to beat. Wow, I know how much the kids LOVE legos. Zaytoons, yum yum yum. I would LOVE to have a falafel sandwich with those wonderful homemade pitas.
I spent all day at a JV tennis tournament watching Tanner and his doubles partner win 7 matches and play for the championship. They got 2nd but it was a close match, and the two Freshman have REALLY IMPROVED. It was a gorgeous day in Colo. as well. Reminds me of the days watching Sara play HS tennis, all the way to State.
Would LOVE to see Calder play soccer. I went to Mason's game last week.
Fun to get a sneak peek of your cool oriental rug.
Love,
Mom
I wish the toy fairy visited my hood
It is good to record those "best days ever" so when the days aren't so good you can know the good ones will help pull you through. I always got strength from looking back at all the goodness and have the knowledge that small things bring so much joy. (Hilma)
What a great day! I'm glad that you realize the full awesomeness of being given HARRY POTTER LEGOS. Olivia has been wanting a set forever, and I tell her that of COURSE she can get a set on Ebay...we just won't be able to EAT for two weeks. She's a smart girl, and has, up until this pojnt, chosen to eat.
I also love those crisp fall days. There really is almost nothing better in the world than a crisp autumn day filled with brightly colored trees and clear blue skies. And a huge box of FREE legos doesn't hurt either.
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