Stuart had to work some hours both Saturday and Sunday plus he is recovering from the cold, so we did not plan to go anywhere other than to Connor’s classmate party.  Staying home is what the kids would love to do anyway if we give them a choice.  This morning I decided to take the boys for a walk to the Farmer’s market to buy lunches and few other things.  Sometimes getting the boys going is tough, but today I used Connor’s current interest, Christmas things, to get him engaged in a conversation while he walked which made it slightly easier.  When we arrived at the market, the kids were drawn to the artist singing and playing guitar, so they sat to watch while I shopped and kept my eyes on them.  They took a snack and spent a little bit of time there before we headed home.  I was trying to see if we should consider the Turkey Trot, so I encouraged them to jog so our return way was much faster.

    This afternoon Stuart and I wanted to take a walk, but the boys asked us to play soccer first in our backyard.  We took turns being the goalie, then later Connor decided to take out the other goal too.  So we ended up having a mini soccer game.  Logan was aggressive trying to make goals against me and Connor tried to guard his goal from Stuart.  Later we switched; Connor and I teamed up, and Logan and I were the goalies.  The game got more exciting as Stuart could finally try shooting harder toward me, and Connor and I did our best to score against Logan.  Connor seems to have some good potential and have some nice kicks.  We had a great time and we were up to 5:5 when Connor suddenly got grumpy.  We ended the game to go for the walk then.  Connor chose to ride his tricycle and we were surprised that he still fits in it.  Logan ended up walking and running with a flashlight with Connor riding right behind him.  For once, Stuart and I had to keep up our walking to catch up with them.  With these little exercises today, I am exhausted but surprised that the kids did not seem to be affected at all.