rainy day

this morning was rainy but we went out to run errands anyway. we were sort of using today as a belated birthday since i was too sick to celebrate on tuesday. mason couldn't wait to start the day and greeted me at 5:45am. as early as that was, it was the latest he has slept all week. madelyn joined us about 45 minutes or an hour later and daddy got to sleep until 8:30 (that was my plan because i don't see the point in both of us being tired and i have to nurse mason anyway).

the plus side to having kids that get up so early is that we can get a jump on our day. i had everything prepped, packed, and the kids dressed and ready by the time daddy got up. he and i got ready quickly and we were pulling into einstein bagels a few minutes past 9. i must say that it is a lot easier to go there at 9 on a saturday than 10. i love starting my saturday with a fresh everything bagel!

it was raining pretty well when we left and madelyn had this to say when she saw people running in the parking lot to get out of the rain:

and since it is the first saturday of the month, our stops today included the kids' workshop at home depot to make a butterfly house. madelyn gets very excited about going to home depot "to build something" and as she gets older she participates in a more focused way. you can see that she was extremely pleased with her handiwork.

after naps (madelyn and mason's, not mine as planned - mason thought that i would like to stay awake with him instead for a while instead of nap myself) we went to church. it was packed! i am working the toddler room for one of the morning services and am wondering how it is even going to be manageable after seeing all the kids in madelyn's class tonight. she had a wonderful time though so it must have gone well. she was very proud of the hat she made and would not remove it for our attempt at pictures while we were all dressed and presentable.

i need to get to sleep so that i can get up with mason in the morning. love.