Cullen was his normal happy, loud and talkative self. Campbell needs a little nourishment before he warms up, he's grumpy in the morning in Cullen's words. Mike and Mel headed off to work and the boys dug into the lego bucket with Sal's help. They both love building things. At 10 we headed for the closest park, the Red park. The boys on 2 wheels, Sal and I walking. They played on the equipment, rode around a bit and explored. Campbell likes going into the bush looking for bugs, sticks or whatever he can find.
After an hour or so we headed back to the house where Sal made mini pizza with cheese and hot dogs that were a big hit. The promise of cookies had something to do with it I'm certain. They had a bonus cookie due. Earlier they had gone upstairs to their room to read a book. Things got very quiet so we checked and they were cleaning Campbell's room, suspicious activity for anybody in this demographic. They continued with Cullen's room and then requested an inspection which resulted in the extra cookie. They play together very well and I don't remember even a minor squabble all day.
Cullen and I went to pick up a few things needed for supper. We went in the new Murano which I had never driven. Like most new vehicles there are no keys. I asked Cullen if he knew how to open the doors. "Just hold this button", he said as he showed me the button on the fob, and then the tailgate opened. "I'm not climbing through the back mister", I told him as he giggled. We managed to get into the baked interior, get the ac on and drove to Sobey's. I asked him if he knew where everything was in the store, "yep" he said confidently. Do you know where the onions are? Nope. Do you know where the bagels are? Nope. Cheese? Nope. Bread? Yes it's right by the cookies. So he knows where everything is as long as it's in the vicinity of the free cookies.
After successfully completing our shopping we went for a bike ride as Campbell went for a nap. He's on a 16" bmx I found on kijiji right here in Calgary. Longer cranks mean his legs aren't spinning at 1000rpm while going 10kmph so his range has gotten much bigger. We went about 5km to the Purple Park. He played for 30 seconds and said his belly hurt. Would a cold drink help? Sure, he said. So we headed for Starbucks. He really needed to use the bathroom but never said a word until we got outside with his drink. With that problem solved we headed home.
After a supper of Sal's sausage, peppers and pasta Mike led us on another long ride to show me where Cullen's school is. I'll be driving him there today. We took a longer route home and Cullen had a blast getting to ride some singletrack and across a few intersections where he normally has to walk his bike. People love his Ninja turtle helmet especially the streaming red head band,
Back at the house things started to wind down. The boys went to bed and we watched the Jays come back in the 9th to beat the Rangers. Nothing spectacular but a fun day.
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| Crazy time at the Red Park |
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