Saturday, December 12, 2010: Riverside Cafe and Friendly's

While the two of you are napping, I need to catch up and write about some interesting goings on, particularly an impromptu night out at Friendly's!  One your dad ill certainly never forget-ay caramba!
   We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, celebrate it on Saturday instead of Thursday this year.  Your dad brought you guys up Friday night to stay over since we planned bringing Noah to basketball for another attempt at defeating separation anxiety but he overslept.  So instead we went for breakfast together at the place down by Cashman Park, Riverside Cafe.  We finally got to eat at the table with the benches and pillows!  We tried hard not to make too much of a mess or too much noise since Dylan wanted to play his toy trumpet.  After we had our very delicious pancakes, I walked over to the park with you both.  The dogs were in the car waiting for us to drive to Moseley so we could let them run there.  Then we say you daddy and Uncle Joe coming towards us like zombies along the sidewalk!  we were running away!
    You dad dropped us off at the park and he went to buy potatoes and broccoli so I could cook them to bring to Grandpa K's house.  ( I cut a deal with your dad since he was supposed to bring that and he got the pies instead)    Anyway, we had so much fun at Grandpa K's.  Holly and Ryan were there and you guys ran around like banshees!  After they left, Grandpa K pulled out the karaoke equipment and Dylan especially was in his glory  He was actually singing along with the song "My Guy."  We took some videos (of course.)
     We drove home together and you guys spent the night.  Uncle Joe and Daddy helped you take a tubby in Uncle Joe's bathroom and then we read some stories, "Too Much Noise" "Go, Dog, Go" and the frog book.
     In the morning, you guys were freezing though so guess what I bought you for Christmas?  Fleece bathrobes at LLBean!  Poor Dylan was laying on top of the heater-all you had is cotton pjs.  We keep the heat about 64 degrees at night so its' chilly with just cotton.
    The big story though is Wednesday.  Your dad likes to play volleyball at Pine Grove so he called me to see if I wanted to go to Friendly's with you guys.  (and then I would watch you later when he went to volleyball.)  So into Friendly's we go and suddenly your dad says, "Look who's here!" And there at the adjacent table is your Papa, Kyle and your grandmother, Melinda, that has stepped off the face of Earth since you were born.  She did not know what to do and just looked at me, turned away.  Papa and Kyle were very happy to see you and we talked a bit.  It really would have been a perfect opportunity for her to break the ice with all of us and make nice but she was incapable.  She could not eat her meal and had it wrapped to go.  The rest of us had a great time and we ate our meal, then waited for our ice cream to go, but the waitress misunderstood and put them in regular bowls so we sent her back to pack them up.  Then Noah had a bird and started yelling "Where ice cream go? Auntie, Kim, where Ice cream go??!!" over and over.... The whole scene was hysterical.  Finally I took you guys to the lobby to look at the traffic outside and the toy dispenser game while your dad paid the bill with his coupons and gift certificate.