A Nice Long Weekend

Lots to be thankful for this year, but I'll save that for another post and focus on the nice long weekend.

Wednesday night we tried the new Pi pizza place in the old Two Nice Guys building on Manchester. I grew up spending Friday nights eating pizza and playing Pacman in the downstairs section of TNG and have good memories of that place. I doubt I'll feel the same way about Pi, but I might be the only one. Since it opened a month or so ago, this place has always been packed and the parking a mess. We got there at 4:45 and were seated immediately. By the time we left the wait was over an hour. Erin thought the pizza was pretty good, but I was under-impressed to say the least. I'll give it another try, but would never consider waiting.

We spent Thanksgiving at Bart and Tanya's and both Erin and I agreed that the meal was one of the best we've ever had on Thanksgiving. Madeleine had a great time playing with the big kids and Hadley, as always, enjoyed being passed around. Both were out within seconds of being fastened into their carseats.

Friday afternoon was reserved for a trip to the zoo and dinner with Erin's parents, so I took advantage of the cold and sunny morning and met up with Tom, Bob, and Chris at Castlewood. Tommy had too much chardonnay with his Thanksgiving turkey and found my intentional constant chattering so annoying he finally told me to be quiet. And then almost crashed into a tree. It was a good ride and a great way to start the day.

Saturday saw a high of 66 and Madeleine and I didn't waste the opportunity to pedal over to Grant's Trail. I told her we'd go after her nap but she was so excited she couldn't fall asleep, at least in her bed. She made it to Sappington and was then out. I had to wake her 7 miles later when we got to the park. We both had a great time swinging and later visiting with the Clydesdales. I can't wait until next year when Hadley can join us.

Jim and Patty had us over Saturday night for pizza and to let the kids play. Madeleine and Connor were instant buddies and cracked us up all night. We need to do that more often!

It's been a good long weekend.

Hadley not letting Gracie get in her way:



Into everything:



At the big girl table:



Hadely making the rounds:



Out:



Turkey Tom:



Bob checking the DRJ board:



Sleeping through the zoo:



Hadley's new favorite chew toy:



I can't wait for spring!:



Excited, for real:



See, super excited:



Madeleine had Connor eating out of her hand:



Buds: