Small Town Spring Weekend

Every weekend seems to be a little taste of summer. Getting together with friends, going for walks around the neighborhood, wearing shorts and flip-flops, even mowing the grass and doing outside chores - it feels like summer is on its way. This past weekend, Boomer had a late night on Friday with sporting events at Forbush, so Emmy and I got sushi with Caroline. It is nice to have an adult companion on the evenings that Boomer may have to work late. I think he will have a few more late nights over the next few weeks since Forbush's sports teams have had a phenomenal spring season. It seems likely that several of the teams will continue into the playoffs. Go Falcons! I wish that I could be there to cheer on the teams, as I did before we had Emmy. With her bedtime, it just isn't practical to go to a game that doesn't even start until 7PM. I know there will be a time soon that she can stay up later and cheer for Daddy's school, but until then, I'm thankful for friends that keep me company on the nights I am solo. We had a fun girls' night out with Caro ...even though we were home by 7:30PM! Emmy loved the salty soup and the rice and vegetables from my plate. As always, we finished off the meal with Cheerios. 

On Saturday, we went to the Kernersville Spring Folly. It was the perfect weather for being outside, so we went twice! We went for a couple of hours in the morning and then again in the evening. I got my annual chicken pita from the Kernersville Running Club booth, and Boomer got a couple of corn dogs with french fries from the Kiwanis'. Shortly after lunch, we headed home for naptime. After a couple of hours of rest (even Boomer took a nap!) we went back for dinner. We met up with the Houstons and the Williamses, and we once again got some good greasy fair food, and for dessert - a funnel cake! As we were getting ready to leave, a stranger gave Megan some extra tickets for the rides. Earlier in the day, we had only played on the playground, choosing to save our money until perhaps next year when Emmy might know what she is missing out on. She seemed quite content to climb on the playground equipment and go down the slide, but with the offer of free tickets, we couldn't resist. Thank you, Aunt Megan, for sharing with us! Emmy and I were able to ride the carousel and the jumbo slide. As you can see in the pictures, Emmy liked one a bit more than the other. At the bottom of the slide, she immediately burst out in tears, so we hustled back to our car for bedtime. And so concluded another year of the Spring Folly! :)