After spending a week at the beach and a few nights at the lake on each end of the trip, Connor returned home today with Grandma and Grandpa. They came up shortly after the twins got out of preschool, and spent the afternoon with us watching a little Word World and playing in the yard on the slides and swings. They even treated us to McDonald's before they headed back to the lake, which all three of the boys enjoyed immensely. Xander even discovered a new food group - the apple pie!
Connor came home bearing lots of good stories (swimming, eating, and shopping - in that order) and gifts. He has a few new cars and trucks and a beach ball to play with, and he helped Grandma pick out some new fall and winter clothes at one of their stops at the outlet mall. He may or may not have helped pick out the little guys clothes, I'm not sure. He likes to shop, especially when toys or trucks are involved (or, in the case of clothes, when he can pick out things with trucks on them). Grandma usually indulges him in a few small things here and there. He also came back with a little bit of attitude and some serious sleep deprivation, but that, too, was to be expected.
All the boys are in bed early tonight, the result of runny noses and mild coughs (the change in weather usually does them all in this time of year, though Mommy loves the cooler days and nights). Connor was also in desperate need of some sleep. Every little thing set him off tonight, from not wanting to wait for Daddy to make it home to walk (after our McDonald's trip), from not being able to catch up to Daddy (who was pushing the stroller on our walk) while he was riding on his Big Wheel, to turning the bike over every five minutes from not paying attention. He was simply done.
So it was early baths and bed for everyone. Xander is happily snoozing. Sawyer is still awake and probably will be for a while, from the sound of it (what with his two-hour nap this afternoon after school). And Connor is sound asleep. It took minutes, if not seconds. He was one tired little boy.
Of course, with his last breath before falling asleep, he was already talking about his next trip. He's only planning on spending three nights here, he tells me. Not sure who's house he thinks he going to next, but he's pretty certain it won't be ours. He's definitely our "have suitcase, will travel" kid, that's for sure, always ready for that next adventure.
