My visit was filled with activity, as always, and it was so nice to have more dedicated one-on-one time with the kids. One of Parker's front teeth was on the verge of falling out when I arrived and it took the entire length of my stay for it to finally fall out in his sleep on Sunday night. The tooth fairy brought $5 for his front tooth and I asked if I should pull out my teeth to get $5 for each one. We all agreed that since my teeth are adult teeth (and therefore won't grow back) I shouldn't do it! :) Smart kids!
The $5 gap!
School drop off went off without a hitch on Thursday and I had a few hours to swim and shower before Parker had to be picked up. He had a half-day of school so we had a lunch date at Bill's Pizza and then went back to the playground. I had to pick up Evie from her play date at Katie's house by 3:00, so we made a quick detour to grab her before Mad Science started at 3:15. While Parker was at Mad Science, Evie and I went to Sweet Tarts Yogurt shop for an afternoon treat! Being a Mace kid has it's benefits... Parker had swimming on Thursday night so it was an early dinner of mac and cheese, chicken nuggets and fruit salad. Everyone was in bed with books read by 8:30 which was a small miracle.
Our pizza date at Bill's Pizza!
Both kids had a full day of school on Friday so I had almost the entire day to myself. I hit Whole Foods to pick up some items we'd run out of since Wednesday and then went for a jog through town. The weather was spectacular the entire time I was in Boston and apparently it was lousy in Atlanta, so I was glad to be able to be outside when I wouldn't have been able to be at home. I love it when things like that work out. Paul met us at BINGO Night at Parker's school on Friday night and just when we thought that our luck had run out... Parker got a BINGO on the last card! This makes 2 years in a row and he was quite excited! I texted Nichole in Miami and she literally couldn't believe he won again!
Evie holding out hope for a BINGO win!
Saturday started with our tradition of cinnamon buns for breakfast. Many years ago Nichole bought cinnamon buns as a treat for one of my visits. That somehow became "the food" we eat when I visit. It is funny when I am there for more than a weekend because the kids want to eat cinnamon buns every day. I managed to keep it to only Saturday this time! Evie had a soccer game on Saturday morning and I was so impressed with her effort! She got right in the middle of the action. For a petite little thing she sure was assertive! After soccer we headed to lunch at a farm that has recently built a little cafe on its property. It was great. They had homemade ice cream which, of course, we had to sample! The rest of the afternoon was spent playing, reading, watching the Kentucky Derby and using our imaginations. The weather was awesome, so we enjoyed the outdoors, too! Orb won the race and that was the horse that Parker and I had decided to cheer on, so we were thrilled. Evie was cheering for the horse with the female jockey so she was disappointed in her 4th place finish. :)
Evie and her Barn Owl teammates shaking hands with the other team
Parker had a lacrosse game on Sunday morning at Newton South high school. He was asked to be goalie for the first half of the game and it was so funny to see him in all that padded gear. He only let one goal score the entire first half! I was so proud. He played a variety of positions during the second half of the game and clearly started to lose focus near the end of the game. I was that relative on the sidelines yelling, "Focus, Mace. Look alive!" He was pretty good at ignoring me completely. Nichole was landing back from Miami at 11:00, so Paul took Evie to go pick her up at the airport and I stayed to watch the end of the game. After a 5-4 victory, we headed to the Shake Shack for some lunch to celebrate. We arrived before the line was too long, got our food and a table outside. Paul, Nichole and Evie arrived quite a bit later and the line was so long that they decided to pass. Paul and Nichole were hosting a coed baby shower on the South Shore in the afternoon and had to leave immediately so the kids jumped in the car with me and we ran to get Evie some lunch before heading home to play Frisbee in the yard. We had a great afternoon making sombreros out of paper and planning our taco dinner at El Pelon near Boston College. DELICIOUS! Paul and Nichole got home just after we put on our jammies for the night and the kids were so excited to see Nichole and have her do the bedtime rituals. I was sad to be leaving the next morning, but had such a great visit and look forward to another visit in early June for Parker's birthday and Evie's ballet recital.
Paul getting Parker in his goalie gear at the lacrosse game
Homemade sombreros for Cinco de Mayo!
I am in the final stages of interviewing and getting offers from a handful of companies in the financial services technology space and feel so fortunate that the job market has improved since I left Intuit last year. I look forward to joining the company that has the most compelling opportunity. Details on that once I make a decision...
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