We decided to take Logan in for another tryout class at the Little Gym yesterday.  We want to expose Logan to more new things, give him more opportunity to follow instruction, and for fitness too.  I gave him a kid protein bar during the drive to prep him.  Stuart decided to go in with Logan this time, so I just hung out with Connor at the nearby stores.  According to Stuart, Logan wanted daddy to go in the gym room with him, and they sat at the corner together to observe.  Logan seemed more energized (possibly from the snack) and enjoyed watching the other kids playing.  After 20 minutes, Logan agreed to join in the activities, and he was following the instruction just like the other kids.  Stuart left the gym room to observe through the window instead.  The class lasted an hour.  Five minutes before the end of the class, one kid started crying; by then, Logan realized that Stuart was no longer there at the corner, so he seemed very worried until he spotted daddy.  Stuart entered the room again, then Logan was relieved to finish the activities. 

     By the time they arrived home, Connor and I had already brought some dinner, and had a head start eating.  Stuart had called to give me the good report, so I was extra excited to see Logan when they came home.  First thing Logan told me was that he wanted ice cream after dinner.  Last week I had used ice cream as a bribe, and so I did keep my promise.  We had to rush through dinner and ice cream as it was past our usual dinner time and I had made plan for an outing last night.  The boys did not get to play much after eating as we had to rush them into the bath.  Neither of them liked the plan at all, so Connor started crying and kept saying “done” as soon as he got inside the bath.  Logan was also whiny about everything.  The bathtime was not pleasant, but to my advantage, it was short.  I read to Connor and got him to bed relatively quickly as he was cooperative, so I was able to leave the house while Stuart was still reading with Logan.

    Robyn, Michelle and I decided to do a girls night out after the kids had gone to bed, and we asked others to join us as well.  There were 7 of us meeting up at a restaurant at 8:45pm.  I was fortunate to find parking, but a couple of them had a very difficult time.  We all ordered a drink and started our chit-chatting.  We then ordered some appetizers, and later ended with some desserts to share.  It was very nice talking with everyone; by the time we were ready to leave, it was already past 11:30pm.  It has been a long time since I stayed out this late; it was midnight when I returned home.  Stuart and I caught up on our successful evening for awhile before we went to bed, so it was a late night for both of us.