Jun 26, 2009

Week 114: Play date???

Last week Tate had a play date with the daughter of a friend of mine. We went to the playground at the mall because it was so terribly hot out that day. Abby is 10 months old, while Tate is 2+. Therefore you can imagine there wasn't a lot of interaction between the two. LeAnn and I didn't mind though. It was an opportunity to get together and chat while our kids had a fun outing AND their fathers got a little quiet time. (A triple win situation...tee hee).
All that being said, while Tate was playing he made a new friend. Haley is 3 and just as daring and adventurous as my little guy. During the course of playing LeAnn and I were talking with Haley's mom, who told us on Tuesday's kids eat free at Shorty Small's.
"I'll keep that in mind," I thought. I knew we were going to grab a bite to eat out that night because our air conditioner was out. My goal was to soak up as much air conditioning as we could before heading home and baracading us in the upstairs bedroom (we have a window unit in that room because it is just too hot upstairs).
Tate's play date winded down and LeAnn and I said our goodbyes. Tate and I perused the toy store nearby before heading to Shorty Small's to meet Chuck for supper.
Low and behold before we finished our meal we ran into Haley and her mom, also eating at Shorty Small's.
As we were getting ready to leave we stopped at their table and talked for a few minutes. Before I knew it Tate had climbed into their booth and began helping himself to the french fries and ketchup that was part of Haley's meal.
Embarassed and slightly aggravated at Tate, who had barely touched HIS food, I ordered Tate to stop. Haley's mother said, "no, don't worry about it. She's not eating them."
As Tate tanked up on ketchup (and a few french fries) Haley dug in to her macaroni and cheese. In a few minutes they began playing with an empty paper towel roll and a drink lid. Chuck found another paper towel roll (that was nearly empty) and the two proceeded to play. The pair had a great time!!!
Isn't it funny how random life is?





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