...But the phone rang...
And it was a friend in need, so we changed our plans and headed out for a different kind of adventure.
Paige's (new) brother Evan had a doctors appointment today, and when they got to the doctor their Mommy realized that something was funny with the car. She called for a towtruck and then called us to help, and we were ready to come to the rescue. Unfortunately, there were some hiccups along the way :( We waited for about 2 hours for the tow-truck (and she was waiting long before we got there!) ... but we waited in a bakery so it wasn't all bad. Evan and Brooke were both troopers. Evan mostly slept (hes just a few weeks old after all!) and Brooke made loud noises and played with her toys (the usual). While we were waiting in the bakery, Paige was waiting at school. Though school was over, they were nice enough to entertain her while she was waiting for her ride.
We finally got to pick her up, and she had the joy of sitting between two crying babies. Luck was on our side because the two crying babies fell asleep in the car on the way home ... and Paige could barely keep her eyes open herself.
We safely made it home (all of us, except for the broke-down-car), and although it seemed like a bit of a traumatic experience there were some highlights:
Brooke got to see a CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) bus, which for some reason she found to be amazing. She stared at it, and smiled at it. I'm thinking we need to have her watch traffic more often.
I got to have an iced-mocha in addition to the 4 cupcakes I took home. I just ate one of them and it was actually really good!
Paige & Evan's mom got to eat some cookies, which she seemed to enjoy because she forgot to save one for Paige.
Brooke managed to wait until almost the end of the whole ordeal before puking all over both herself and me. At least I didnt have to wait the whole time smelling like barf, just had to make it the ride home.
The trip home was perfectly timed to Brooke's nap. As you can see, I did my best to entertain her with a variety of toys during our little outing :)
