We had a packed day today.  We went to the library in the morning to exchange some books; the boys always enjoyed their visit there.  Logan would spend sometime on the computer before he moved on to books.  Connor played with some puzzles and just enjoyed walking around.  We picked up lunch to eat at home, then we had to put the boys down for a nap a bit earlier than usual as I had to attend a memorial service.  It was a touching service, and I was there for a little over an hour.  When I returned home, the boys were up.  I played with Connor briefly, then it was time for Logan and I to head out for the first birthday party today.  It was his school friend’s Ryan party at the Whole Foods Culinary Center.  They were to make their own pizza.  Logan enjoyed making the dough, but initially did not want any toppings on it until some convincing from me.  He hung out there with his friends while pizza being baked, but he was quite impatient and kept asking for his pizza.  He was finally happy when the food was ready, and he ate the entire pizza that he made.  He said his thanks and we got ready to leave.  With the commotion of everyone leaving and I lost sight of Logan for 1/2 minute.  He walked away from where I told him to wait for me, but he returned to find me.  He made me panic, so we had a brief talk.  Then we drove over to the next birthday party, Ashlyn’s 2nd birthday at the Gymboree.

    Stuart brought Connor to meet up with us there.  Logan must have been warmed up from the previous party, he just jumped right in to start playing with the structures.  Connor of course copied what Logan did and started playing.  When the group activity started, Logan was not interested and continued to play on his own.  Connor on the other hand was intrigued and participated.  Ashlyn is familiar with that place, and lead to the group through several group activities.  All the kids had a blast joining in the fun.  We then took a break to have some food.  Logan had another slice of pizza for the day, then asked to return to play.  Connor had some pizza, pasta and lots of fruits.  We sang birthday songs to Ashlyn, and Connor was very excited to have the cake.  While we were still eating, Logan bonded with one of the instructors, and she ended up watching Logan and Connor play for awhile.  The group activity resumed again, and Logan surprised us by joining part of it on his own.  Connor got scared by the clown that appeared at the last activity; he started sobbing while still keeping an eye on the clown.  The party adjoined at 7:30pm.  We said our thanks and good nights, then headed home to end the day.