In the spring, our weekends usually start to fill up again with activities with family and friends. During January and February, the cold temperatures keep us inside, but now that March is here, we are coming out from our hibernation. A very unique thing this March is the return of high school football. Most states chose to delay the start of football until the spring rather than playing the season in August. After almost 18 months of no Friday night lights, Boomer was excited to be back in a stadium. He's not required to go to games in his new position, but he still loves the sport and wants to show his support for all of the Yadkin County teams. Before the game, the kids and I met him for dinner at Alex's, just like old, pre-COVID times. Emmy and Eli loved climbing all over Daddy. After we said our goodbyes, we headed home while Boomer went to the ballgame. We carried on with our regular Friday movie night (this week: Aladdin), but we missed Daddy. We're glad that he will be home again this coming Friday to resume his popcorn duties!
On Saturday, Boomer went to a second football game! He and his dad went to Elon for the Elon vs. James Madison game. Boomer's dad went to JMU, and the two have gone to this game a few times in the past. We coordinated to meet Paw Paw in Greensboro for lunch at Freddy's, and then the guys headed on to Elon while I headed south to Star. The kids and I spent the rest of the day with Granny, and both kids had so much fun playing in the play room, visiting the chickens, and generally being spoiled. We had not been to Star since Christmas so there were so many things to discover and explore again. Boomer's mom recently brought out her wedding dress, and Emmy had the special honor of wearing Granny's wedding hat. She wore it the rest of Saturday and on Sunday too. We joked that Emmy wore it more than the bride! Emmy also got to play with Great Granny Wakeman's costume jewelry, and paired with the hat, she was every bit the princess. On Sunday, Bret took both Boomer and me for rides in his 1972 TR6. He told us stories about getting the car for his 19th birthday and putting miles on it all over Virginia. He just recently got the car back and has had work done to get it running again. It was a fast ride!
Even after only one night away, it's always nice to come home. We think that Eli is teething, and he didn't sleep well on Saturday night (meaning we all didn't sleep well on Saturday night!) Our poor guy has been a bit fussy and a slobbery mess. Boomer and I both have been running low on sleep and working hard in our jobs, and sometimes the chore of parenting is just that: a chore. But as I was folding laundry and prepping for another week, I am holding on to the blessing of a family that wears all these clothes. Yes, don't laugh, I paused to position these socks so I can always remember the little feet that fill them.
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