Fortunately and Unfortunately

Unfortunately it's been a while since I posted.

Fortunately, the reason I haven't posted is because we've been busy enjoying the summer.

Unfortunately, Grant was really hyper yesterday.  By 9:00 a.m. I thought he just might drive me insane. (OK, whether or not I'm sane to begin with is debatable, but if you have kids you know what I mean.)

Fortunately, we went to the zoo yesterday.  The zoo is pretty much the perfect place for a hyper toddler.

Unfortunately, Grant was upset that his friend Tyler wasn't there.

Fortunately, his friend Bella was and that made him happy.

Unfortunately, Grant got very tired and cranky from so much running around at the zoo.

Fortunately, this led to a nice long nap.  Naps have become a rare treat for Grant.

Unfortunately, he slept too long and didn't want to go to bed last night.

Fortunately, the late bed time meant he slept nice and late this morning.

Unfortunately, that threw him off and made him sad when he woke up.

Fortunately, he got over it very quickly when I reminded him we where going to Tyler's house today.  The grin on his face when I told him was priceless!

Unfortunately, it took us a while to get ready and Josie was getting really tired and fussy by the time we left.

Fortunately, she fell asleep in the car on the way to Tyler's house.

Unfortunately, it was only for five minutes.

Fortunately, that was apparently enough to put her in a good mood again. Josie just may be the easiest baby ever.

Unfortunately, we all played so hard that we got very hungry.

Fortunately, Tyler's mom had all of our favorite foods for lunch.

Unfortunately, I ate way too much.  I really didn't need the entire no nut killer brownie.

Fortunately, I am not on a diet right now.  We all had a great time, without any guilt about eating too much.

Unfortunately, we had such a great time that none of us wanted to leave, especially Grant.

Fortunately, I had a couple of Starbursts in my purse and was able to bribe Grant into getting into the car. (The fact that I once swore I would never bribe my children is a post for another day- along with many other things I once said I would never do when I had kids, and now do all the time.)

Unfortunately, by the time we finally got on the road rush hour was quickly approaching.

Fortunately, the kids are getting to be pretty good little car passengers.  This used to be a big point of concern and anxiety for me, especially when Grant was a baby, but it's getting better.

Unfortunately, Grant was so relaxed in the car that I was afraid he'd fall asleep.  (See above "unfortunately" to see what happens when Grant naps late in the afternoon)

Fortunately, he didn't fall asleep.

Unfortunately, the reason he didn't fall asleep was because he had to pee.  He informed me of this fact just as we were attempting to get on a very busy interstate right at 5:00 in the afternoon.  We might have been going about 10 miles per hour at this point.

Fortunately, my not yet three year old son as amazingly advanced plumbing and was able to hold it until we got home 20 minutes later.

Unfortunately, well, there is no more "unfortunately".  Grant is nice and calm after playing with one of his favorite people all day. I got to spend the afternoon with a real live adult who is also a good friend. Josie is in a good mood but took short enough naps that she's almost sure to go to bed early.  And, perhaps most exciting, Grant didn't pee his pants.  When you're a stay at home mom, life doesn't get much better than that!