Sunday, February 20, 2005

Yummy plastic!

For a boy who rarely ventures out of the house, Noah had quite a day yesterday. We drove an hour to Lansdale to pick up Aunt Jessica so she could have a sleepover visit. Jess is getting big - she'll be ten in May. Noah only sleeps in the car when we're on the highway. The moment you stop at a toll booth, the moment he becomes a backseat driver.

Then we visited with Patrice, Baby Bella, and Trent since we were in their neck of the woods. Noah wasn't as cool and calm as Ms. Bella, but he was on pretty good behavior. He shared a couple of smiles and dolphin noises with the group. And then we made the long, traffice-ridden Schuylkill drive home. Jess was able to distract the cracky Noah a bit, but he wasn't a happy camper for most of the drive.

After a stop home for a round of Skipbo and to pick up Daddy, the four of us headed to the gastronomic sensation that is Applebees of Fishtown. We had a gift certificate and unfortunately for us the chain restaurants are a little more child friendly - ie. tolerant of screaming babies. But Noah was a prince. His bug eyes scanned the place until he dozed off for most of the meal. His first meal at a restaurant was a success. The meal unfortunately wasn't perfect for everyone since Jessica found a piece of plastic in her sandwich. On the upside it got her a free dinner and dessert. Yippy!

We returned to our cozy abode to watch Spirited Away. The plot was a bit muddled, but it was so odd and out there that we really enjoyed it. The characters were hysterical and I totally recommend it.

On the agenda for today are some alone time for me and Jessica and then her return trip. Oh how I love driving.

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