Play date and lunch at Big City Bread

Isaac and I met up with friends at Big City Bread on Friday morning for play and lunch. I'd talk to other moms who go and take their toddlers with them. We are tired of going to Chick Fil A for lunch and play and needed new scenery. Donavan and I had lunch at BCB when we first moved to Athens. This was my first visit with Isaac in tow. Isaac was off the wall. He

didn't listen to directions and would NOT sit down for lunch. He was obsessed with playing in the water dish (intended for dogs) and there was an abundance of rocks on the patio which is always a draw for him these days. The staff was very accomodating and didn't say a word that we dirtied the water dish and our children (mostly Isaac) were running amuck around the patio. My salad was delicious and Isaac's grilled cheese was good too.

Play time at Bishop Park

We went to play at Bishop Park today with some friends. We met Julee, Ryan, Connor, Melissa, Ella and Nora there. Isaac loved running around, climbing in the trees and venturing over to the baseball fields. We had a picnic lunch and Julee brought the very popular snoopy snow cone machine. He was exhausted by the end of the play date. It was a beautiful day (low 80s) and sunny. I think we're supposed to get rain for the next few days so we enjoyed the nice sunny weather while it lasts.

Christmas Party with play group

We had so much fun at the play group Christmas party at Julee, Connor and Ryan's home this morning. I really wanted to have Isaac eat a well-balanced breakfast this morning but he refused. I knew that he'd go straight for the cookies and juice boxes at the event. We had a great time playing with friends and putting together some Christmas crafts. Here's a group photo (I think most of the kids are in the photo).

5K Race

I ran with a couple of friends of mine (Julee & Mary) ran in a 5K race yesterday at Sandy Creek Park. It was a gorgeous afternoon and I was really excited to run it under 35 minutes. I'd been "training" on a treadmill and thought it would be much harder to run on the pavement, but was pleasantly surprised. I'm looking forward to my next race! The pictures are taken by my Coach (Donavan) and Cheerleaders (Isaac and my Grandma Powell--Isaac's Gigi--who's visiting from Indiana).

September 17, 2008 Bishop Park

We met our playgroup at Bishop Park today. Isaac was determined to take his John Deere "dump truck" with him. I had a long conversation with his the entire way to the park about sharing the truck. He's still a little too young to understand that concept, but he actually did better than expected. By the end of the play date he enjoyed having Ryan and Connor play with the truck and mulch.