Finding Contentment

Extended family @ the park

On Saturday I took the kids (the Lion was working) to the park, where we met with my older brother and his family for a cookout.

All I had to bring was bring a peach cobbler for dessert, they graciously provided everything else. Unfortunately, as the cobbler was sitting in the passenger front seat, it tilted and half of it slid out of the pan into the seat. What a mess! We ate what was left though. Anyone have any good ideas for transporting food?

Anyway, I just had to share some photos from our outing. The first one is of the Cub. I snapped this picture as he walked from the playground equipment to the bench where I was seated. I thought he was mad, but he was really putting on a mad face to try and keep from crying. Another little boy on the playground had hit him. I didn't see any kind of mark, and I think it hurt the Cub's feelings more than anything. But boy, did my maternal instincts rise to the surface and make me mad! I held my tongue and didn't say a word, though. I figure that at some point he has to learn to "fight his own battles" so to speak. I don't know how he reacted to the boy, but I am proud that he didn't just immediately start crying but walked calmly off the playground first!

This is my big brother, using the park's grill to cook hamburger's and hot dogs.

And this is the Cub, happily playing on one of the park's toys. I'm sure he was dreaming of the day when he could be like Daddy and drive the family around!

Awww...

10:57 PM, Monday, April 16, 2007 .. Posted by rellamom

Oh, poor cub!

And poor mama! -- It IS hard to not DO anything when your children are picked on...

I enjoy when people "blog" pictures. It makes everyone feel more "real". :-)

Have a wonderful week!

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02:07 PM, Sunday, September 9, 2007 .. Posted by Anonymous

I transport some dishes on a cookie sheet and sometimes put a towel under them on the cookie sheet if there is only one dish.....

My oldest boy is only 2.5 and he is the type right now that would just let another child hit him and not do anything...I have once before opened my mouth to tell a child to not put his hands on my son again because I saw him push my son....my son, thankfully, has not entered into any stage where he wants to play rough and push or anything like that and he is just not sure how to handle it when that happens......and he is not talking yet so he is not able to communicate real well that he does not like something.