We scouted out a chocolate bar and found it to be a delicious place to spend some time, sampling lots of their candies. Then we headed off to an old favorite spot, the downtown public library, which made us miss city life all the more. We finished the day off at the Easy Street Cafe in German Village with some good food and more laughs. We really need to get down there more often! We love you, honey!
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CHRIS: Oh yeah, look at that. Are you going to put that in the giving globe in your class?
JACK: No, it’s mine, I’m keeping it. I’m putting it in my pocket [puts quarter into pocket].
CHRIS: Well, maybe you could talk to God about that and ask Him to help you.
JACK: Oh sure!
God, please help me keep my quarter and not give it away. Amen.
CHRIS: ? ? ? …
Yes, this happened this morning, almost verbatim, as best as I can remember. I was speechless. It was awesome. Best thing about it was how naturally the prayer came to him.
]]>The mummy was part of the Egypt exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art, which was excellent. In addition to an actual mummy, there were lots of relics and artifacts looted recovered from tombs of both royalty and commoners. It’s always striking to see a work of art created 5000 years ago, and made even more so when your 4 year-old careens off the case displaying it. Keeping a close check on him made it all the more challenging to sidestep the rules against photography in the exhibit, but somehow we managed. In addition to that exhibit, the TMA also has a fantastic Family Center, a free art room with all sorts of activities for the kids.
All that painting and crafting worked up an appetite, so we headed to a Toledo landmark, Packo’s. The dogs with sauce were amazing, as expected, but the real surprise was the other stuff: chicken paprikas’ with Hungarian dumplings and warm kraut simmered with tomatoes. Awesome food, well worth the side trip to an industrial part of town.
All of this was but a warm-up for the main event: a trip to Splash Bay just outside Toledo. There was plenty for both of the kids to do, and we really did have a blast swimming, splashing, jumping, sliding, and squirting. Of course, no trip would be complete without finding some candy and ice cream, which we did in style in lovely, Uptown Maumee. The kids even had their own little space in the room, with bunk beds and their own TV. It was, obviously, the “High Roller’s” room.
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Owww! That hurt my thinger! This one remains one of my very favorites, and I love that even at 4, he still thinks they’re called thingers.
hold off
As soon as we get across the street, he pulls his hand away and insists I hold off his hand. Makes sense that this would be the opposite of to hold on.
the under
Now tickle the under of my foot!
Jenn pointed out that “salad” means “ranch dressing coating any edible object.” And I am totally going to sneak out one morning and hide some cheese sticks in the ground for him to harvest.
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U2 set list Saturday at Soldier Field
Brother: MOOPIE-DOG!!! MOOOOPIE-DOG!!!!
Dad: Yes, that’s Snoopy Dog. So silly, isn’t he?
Sister: Yeah, so silly.
Brother: MOOOPIE!!
Dad: What do you think of that Lucy, huh?
Sister: (Dismissively) That’s not Lucy, Dad. Her name is Peppermint Patty (rolls eyes). Brother: MOOPIEDOG!!
Dad: Ah, right, of course. Patty. Kinda overbearing, isn’t she?
Sister: Yeah.
PAUSE
Sister: Hey Dad, is Peppermint Patty a boy or a girl?
Dad: Uuuuum, she’s a girl. I think. Yes, yes, a girl.
Sister: Oh. PAUSE… Huh.
Brother: Moopie.
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