Hey Emitt!

Emitt!

It’s Mother’s Day!  I’m so happy you’re my boy and I get to celebrate this day!  Thanks for being such an amazing son and allowing me the chance to be your momma!

We spent the morning doing something really cool. Dada was supposed to work, so originally just you and I were going but get this—-he got the day off after all!  So we all got to hang out! Pretty cool, huh? 

We headed off to Greenfield Village for the “Day Out with Thomas” extravaganza.  

It’s the middle of May but it’s freezing out, and we all needed to bundle up for the outdoor adventure.  As soon as we stepped into the Village, we saw Thomas chuffing along down the track, blowing white steam out of his stack!  You were amazed.  BIG THOMAS!!!  

We got in line, and soon it was our turn to climb aboard.  And then, guess what!  Max, Katie, and Michael were there, too!  We all had tickets for the same train ride.

We took a 20 minute Thomas train ride around Greenfield Village, then explored the rest of the exhibits.  We checked out the movie room, the play train and tattoo tent, the tiny car corral, the big train set, and the glass-blowing demonstration before heading off to lunch.  It was an awesome time, despite the freezing temps.

On the way home, you were being such a silly goof. You were poking your lips out and saying “do dis, mama!” and cracking up when I stuck my lips out, too.  As we laughed together, you said “love me, mama! best friends!” 

That’s right, buddy. Best friends! You’re the best son. Thanks to you and dada for a wonderful Mother’s Day!

At the Water Hill Music Festival this year, you shared cars, bubbles, and snacks with Ashton:

And got wild to Charlie Slick in a bubble cloud on someone’s front lawn.  Your dancing style right now includes some slow crouchy-stomping and interpretive arm dancing featuring Lightening McQueen and the Dinoco King. Pretty cool dude!!

Finally, the weather is nice. We waited so long for spring to arrive this year, but now that it’s here, I feel like we are doing our very best to make it an awesome one. 

This morning we woke up, and met Katie and Max at Home Depot for the monthly Kids Workshop.  This is the third time you’ve been; we made a red race car and a bird feeder (both of which still get a ton of use!) the last two times.  This time they had an herb planter as the project.  We built the little planter (it was pretty easy, only one screw required!) and you painted it orange and yellow.  We picked out two different plants to go in it; they gave one for free as part of the workshop (which was also free! best deal!) and we chose mint as our choice for that; then we headed outside to smell the other herbs and chose a purple basil for the second pot.  While you napped, I potted the herbs and hung them on our fence outside at your eye-level.  When you woke up, I brought you outside and you immediately went over, sniffed them and said “smells good, mama!” 

Then, we headed to Eastern Market and braved the 10am crowds for a few fresh veggies, a 5-pack of cookies, and some flowers for Katie.  We bid our friends farewell and decided to make a quick stop at the Rivard Plaza before heading home for nap & lunch.  We played on the new playground, rode the carousel, watched a huge group of people exercising on the river front, counted boats, and splashed in the fountain before heading back home.  You loved all of it so much.  You’ve been talking about the playground all day.  ”Big slide a yittle scary, Mama. Yittle slide better Emitt!” You crack me up to no end!

After nap, we headed right out to celebrate my cousin Olivia’s First Communion.  I have mentioned this before, but you loooove Olivia.  We had a blast playing at her house on the big play structure in the backyard, investigating a big orange tractor, stalking a kitty cat, playing with her toys, and eating a nice dinner with our whole extended family. Congratulations to you, Olivia! 

It was a great day; the only bummer was that your dada had to work all day. We missed him!