The boys have been here before, once or twice for the fall festival, lots of times to swim in the outdoor pools and play on the playgrounds in the summer, but also to eat a time or two in the family-friendly basement dining area. That's where we took them tonight, and it was a good thing, since the twins were in rare form (meaning rather loud and not exactly on their best behavior). Today, of course, was the day they decided to nap at 4 p.m. and they weren't exactly thrilled to be getting up or going anywhere a few hours later. Xander actually took me by the hand and led me to the gate at the stairs, where he proceeded to walk up and lay down in his bed and start sucking his thumb. Yeah, that's our luck.
The boys did pretty well. Connor certainly enjoyed eating what he called "steak" (actually a really tender and delicious pot roast) from the plates of those of us who ordered the buffet. Never mind that we ordered him chicken fingers and french fries, which he didn't bother to touch! The little guys munched on treats from the diaper bag (ring pops and dry cereal) and their french fries. I don't think they touched the chicken or the fruit either. So it goes.
I did feel a little sorry for the other people in our little room. The boys were a bit loud at times, especially when I left the room to visit the buffet. Sawyer in particular was not happy about this at all. But they did pretty well considering how little we actually take them out for these types of things and the fact that they picked today of all days to actually want to nap.
Here are a few pictures from our evening adventure.
This is the club house, which used to be a private residence until it was purchased from the original owner's estate by the university and turned into a large dining hall.
Xander is happy to finally be outside and free from his chair, as you can see by his big grin.
A rare moment of calm for Sawyer (who had a whole ring pop of his own and part of Xander's, too, during dinner).
Silly Connor, hiding behind his pine cone so Mommy couldn't take his photo.