It was a very wet Saturday.  Logan’s tennis class got cancelled, so we took it easy in the morning.  We played video game and ping pong, and we ended up staying home the rest of the afternoon as it was so wet outside.  For the evening, I had decided to join Revital and Vrinda to have a dinner in the city.  The boys were quite happy as they made plans with daddy to have pizza and a movie night at home while I was out.  Saturday was probably not the best night to go to the city as it was wet for the drive and the walk to the restaurant, but the three of us had a good time anyway.  This restaurant by Union Square was cozy and nicely decorated, and the Spanish/French meal was yummy.  After a full meal with delicious cocktails, we walked in the rain back to our car and drove all the way home.  It was a very late night by the time I came home, but Stuart was still up waiting for me.  According to Stuart, the boys had a good time watching “Honey, I shrunk the kids” while eating popcorn, but Stuart was preoccupied looking into a couple of house repairs we needed. 

     It was Marcus’s birthday party on Sunday.  The boys were excited to go play at Mckayla and Marcus’s house.  We arrived on time; the boys immediately found one of Marcus’s toy guns and were off running around the house.  Once the person from Mad Science got set up, all the kids were gathered to sit on the patio for the show.  The “scientist” did well capturing the kids’ attention and showed them several tricks.  Then the kids had an opportunity to do a hands-on experiment making some goo.  Everyone did well and no one made a mess.  The show was then concluded and the pizza lunch began.  Logan and Connor quickly finished eating, so they could run off to play.  Later everyone was gathered again to sing happy birthday to Marcus and to enjoy an ice cream cake.  Afterward, the big party slowly came to an end, and we became the last family standing.  Logan and Connor were still happily playing with Mckayla and Marcus, so Stuart and I continued to chat with Michelle and Ted.  Ted offered us coffee and later Michelle brought out wine and snacks.  Logan was playing Lego with Mckayla and periodically brought over his creations to show Stuart.  Connor was busy with Marcus and barely came say hello at all.  Later all of them played with Hot Wheels and had a blast.  By then, we realized that we had been at their house for close to 7 hours, so we finally wrapped up to go home.  What a fun party and day!