It's 80 degrees in Washington today and our long Indian Summer continues. But CNN says it's 48 degrees in Oklahoma City today, so I should be grateful for the warmth. But we are missing our beloved DC fall weather, so I'm posting pictures of Gus in Doug's February 2007 Dupin Family Igloo to remind me that cold weather comes faster and harsher than I probably want.
The Cooper Dupin Family had an action-packed weekend, so here's an update:
Saturday -- 8:30 am: Max's "Orange Crush" (team name) soccer game. He played through the pain of his shingles and declared it "my best game ever." In actuality he actually opened his legs like a jumping jack to deliberately let the ball pass through TWICE when teammates tried to pass him the ball! But as long as he is having fun and THINKS he's good, I'm happy. Still, watching him play it's hard to believe he is the son of California's All-State Soccer team captain in 1984. But maybe Doug wasn't the best at 4 either. Luckily for all involved, no one in the family cares and we all enjoy the games.
Then it's off in search of birthday and baby shower presents and I'm actually impressed at how well Max and Gus help me pick out perfect baby presents. Max heads off to his friend Sam's birthday party and Gus and I clean house for the babysitters.
My dear dear friends from work -- "Uncle Edwin" (my photographer) and "Miss Gillian" (my intern) -- come to babysit and Doug and I get to go to a movie AND a party FOR GROWNUPS! Such a treat. We saw IN TO THE WILD -- one of Doug's favorite books and an incredible movie. I just hope he paid attention to the end... the part about the guy dying after his big wilderness adventure. He promised me after we saw the film he's not going to sneak off to the Alaskan outback. The boys and the babysitters meantime made 4 dozen Halloween cookies for Max's school fundraiser.
On Sunday morning I went to visit a mom from Gus' preschool class who just had her second baby at George Washington Hospital. Yikes! Her hospital was surrounded by police barricades because of its proximity to the World Bank, IMF and brick-throwing protestors in town for the annual World Bank/IMF delegates meeting. I made it through somehow and just loved being back in a hospital room with a new baby. Don't worry! I won't have another one -- but it still brings joy to my heart just thinking about those three happy hospital stays for my little babies.
Shannon and Josh came to town for Josh's surgery on Monday and they made an extra effort to get to town early so we could all go together to Max's school's annual Harvest Festival, while Doug headed to NYC for a work project.
We spent several hours on the school playground in the 80 degree heat, jumping on the moonbounces, hitting baseball water balloons, competing in soccer drills, checking out the cake decorating entries (two boys and a girl in max's class dominated the field -- placing first, second and third...although Shannon and I agreed that we liked the 2nd and 3rd place "really done by the kids" entry better than the 1st place "totally done by the mom" pirate ship cake) and Josh and I braving the Haunted House while Shannon carried Finn up and down the playground slide.
Then Finn and I napped while Shannon played with three screaming, happy boys!
It's now Monday night and Josh had his surgery at 6am this morning and is now home and resting. Doug is on his way back from NYC and Max, Gus, Finn and I are hanging out in the master bedroom. Max and Gus are jumping on the bed and Finn is "walking" in his walker chair on wheels, while Mommy just tries to keep her eyes open! Cheers -- the family
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