Now with Kids (Day 1)

Sawyer gets the car, and Ayden walks with his walker.

This is my excited face.

Scott and Courtney and their 22-month-old son Sawyer came to visit us from North Carolina. Bryan and I met Scott and Courtney at Clemson and have been friends ever since. We hadn't yet met their son and were excited for the introduction, as well as the influence Sawyer would have on Ayden.

"My mommy made me do this."
"Yeah, mine too."

Now that we have children, I planned a family friendly weekend. Today, I had hoped we would go to a botanical garden complete with train and scarecrow exhibits, but local weather refused to cooperate. Instead we went to an indoor toddler playland. Bryan and I were initially wary of the excursion, but we were able to keep Ayden safe while still allowing him to feel like he was part of the fun.

Sawyer was most interested in the ride and/or push toys. He came close to duking it out with a kid in order to get the car he really wanted; lucky for the kid, he abandoned the car, and Sawyer was able to take the wheel quite contently. Sawyer also played basketball with his daddy and roamed the treehouse.

Ayden spent most of his time walking with his borrowed walker. He is now able to use the walker on his own, which allows him considerably more freedom to observe and move as he pleases. His physical therapist tells me that he will eventually walk right out of the walker... if he doesn't walk some other way first. Ayden also went down the slide several times. He sure loves a good slide!