Little E's birthday extravaganza continued last week with our trip to his Nana and Granddah's house in New Hampshire. We had a great time visiting with my family and celebrating birthdays and anniversaries. For posterity's sake I'll recap a few of the highlights of our trip.
A solution to our energy issues?
If planes ran on wiggle power our boy could have propelled us well beyond our desired destination. E did not catch one wink of sleep on our 12 hour trek until we exited the Manchester airport. He was asleep on my shoulder before we reached the car.
Captain Pilot Man
The Mav and I should be prevented from naming E's toys. The boy's favorite traveling toy is a small plastic pilot guy. E derives enjoyment merely from clutching his "action figure" (the Mav's description) though CPM makes a great teether too. His favorite activity is to drop CPM down a tube made from a rolled up magazine. I guess this is a combination of E's new found love of sliding and his enduring fascination with peek-a-boo.
Gangster cats
Despite their names, Bonnie and Clyde (my parents' kittens) limit their illicit activities to scratching the upholstery and jumping on the counters. E and Bonnie were fast friends though Clyde was a bit apprehensive of little E's exuberance. E got the giggles whenever the cats crossed his path and he shook the cat toys to the point of exhaustion. I think he has some guilt about sharing his affections with other cats as he has been hugging our cat at every opportunity since we returned home.
60 years of marriage
No, that's not a typo. While the Mav and I reached the 6 year mark this month my wonderful grandparents dance circles around us after 60 years of wedded bliss. My mother and her sister arranged a fantastic dinner for us all to honor and celebrate the amazing milestone. Though it is my grandparents who deserve great accolades for their history together as well as in their own rights, this blog is about the small boy so I must mention his role in the party. Little E surpassed just about all expectations for good behavior in a dinner guest of any age let alone one just barely a year old. For nearly 3 hours he sat (relatively) still, smiled at everyone, and ate anything put in front of him. He ate marinated mushrooms, clam chowder, escargot (not a favorite, but he did take a second bite), stuffed mushrooms, cucumber, haddock, and chicken parmesan. He also tried to eat two (toy) screw drivers, a cell phone, and of course Captain Pilot Man. Then he fell asleep on the way home and, for the first time ever, went right back to sleep at home.
It's getting late here and I need to get on to sleep as we are a man down (the Mav is very sick) and the small boy doesn't have a snooze button. There is much more to say about the trip (beach, lobster, ice cream, blueberries to name a few) but exhaustion prevents me from continuing - and proof-reading. Pictures will be coming once the Mav is back on his feet enough to fire up his computer.
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