Ben and I had 'our day' yesterday. It was a lovely day spent amongst friends at Freddie's with good food, good company and cold drinks. We met up with my Austin photographer posse and their offspring. They have a playscape for the kids and even allow dogs, so I had to bring the corgis. I brought along the old point and shoot and Ben even took a few (where noted). The first photo was taken on our way home in an alley in Austin that the girls told me about so I had to swing by and get a shot of Ben in front of the 'love' sign. Most of these are of Jen's daughter Maggie but I did manage to get a cute one of Miss Savannah (who belongs to Shannon). Most of the crew left shortly after lunch, but Jen and I hung out with Ben and Maggie who were having great time. At about 2:30 we decided it was 5:00 somewhere, so we moved on to margaritas. Whoo Hoo!
This photo was by Ben (pretty good huh?):
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The Executive Decision
I have so much angst about working and raising children. I love my boys SO much, but I also love working and having time to do creative things for myself. And let's face it, I am no stay at home mom. I don't have the stamina or the patience for such a difficult job. The boys are in school full time right now and although they love it, I can't help but wonder what I am missing.So I decided to take each boy one day per month during the week to have an adventure. I started with Ben yesterday. We had a very busy day. First we went out with the dogs and Ben was on his tricycle and we went for a walk. Then it was off to get his hair cut. He looks so sanguine in these photos, but I think he was just worn out from the bike ride (even though I ended up carrying the bike halfway home since he said he was tired of it). After that we headed out for lunch. I told him that he could pick, so guess what he picked? Yep. Pizza. Then since there was an Amy's Ice Cream right next door, we couldn't skip that. After that it was off to the movies and "Kung Fu Panda" which was a bit violent for kids in my opinion. Ben did really well. After about 15 minutes into the movie he pointed out some kids who had popcorn and he said he wanted some like them. So we headed over to the concession stand to get some. This was definitely a "whatever he wants" treat day. On the way out we took our photo in their modern day booth. On the way home in the car I asked how he liked the movie and he said" Too scary and too loud". I must admit that I agreed. What a couple of fuddy duddies we are. Then it was home for a nap, which never happened and then off to collect Sam. We had a great day together and I can't wait to see what we do next month. In two weeks it's Sam's turn.
