Coffee Shop

Once again I have a million things to post this week, but will probably only get to one or two.  Luke, who we can think of as "The Man Behind the Blog," took Maddie to the coffee shop and to Target and Whole Foods so I could have time to write this morning while Lucy naps.  We have a nice coffee shop just 2 blocks from our house, and as Lucy has gotten a bit older we now can venture out there most Saturday mornings, before the people without kids are awake (When those well-rested folks are in the coffee shop the whole experience is just a bit too pride-swallowing and humiliating.  Who wants to have a 25 year-old couple look on in horror as I try to explain [beg] to Maddie that poop goes in the potty, not in your big girl underpants?  Not me, thanks.)  2 weeks ago we went and had a semi-relaxing time, and it was all very eventful, as the following AMAZING photos will show:)

We hit the road.  Lucy is now at the point where she can sit in the stroller sans carseat, which has really increased our mobility...within a 4 block radius of our house:)

Lucy chillaxing at the coffee shop.  She prefers the red velvet couch, a cigarette, and a double espresso. 

Aaaand this is where our little coffee shop trip became a MAJOR LIFE EVENT.  Maddie generally rides a pretty sweet sugar high the whole way home from the coffee shop, as she typically enjoys a very large scone.  So the walk home is typically a series of jumps and exclamations such as "I jumping!  I lookie bofe ways before I cwoss da steet!"  Maddie's amazing jumping skills unfortunately left her for a moment, resulting in a fall on the sidewalk and her first scraped knee.  Luckily this happened just a few steps (or jumps, depending on how you look at it) from our house.  She was understandably upset, but also pretty fascinated by the whole process.

Perhaps the most disturbing part of the whole experience for Maddie was when Mommy stopped comforting and nursing to, you know, snap a few quick photos.  She looked at my like, "Hey you crazy idiot, stop messing around with the camera and tend to this hydrogen peroxide crap that's bubbling all over my leg!"

All better!  There is little in a 2 year old's life that is not completely resolved by a few Toy Story bandaids!  Maddie really was very brave about the whole thing, and seemed mostly interested in the blood and dirt...and the fact that she gets candy and stickers for falling on the sidewalk.  I'm sure I'll pay for this at some point:)