Weekend Fun

Steve went out of town for the weekend so Xavier and I took a trip to Grandma and Grandpa's!  The drive was torture because little did I know the kid had ear infections in both ears.  He cried 80% of the way.  It felt like that, anyway, probably because I was dealing with it by myself.  

Despite his infection, we did all sorts of fun things all weekend.  Luckily, he's easy to distract from pain.  Friday night, we had a cookout.  For the first time ever, Xavier got to explore Grandma's homeade mashed potatoes.

Mashed potatoes with a side of Xavier.

Shoveling them in.

I put Xavier in a bucket!

We played out back on the blanket and he was content for almost 2 hours taking in the sounds of the backyard.

Saturday, we went to Xavier's very first carnival in Tipp City where he rode the Dizzy Monster.  We all got dizzy and it was way fun to stumble off the thing.  

After the carnival, we went to an old-fashioned toy story where Xavier got a couple things.  I tested out the Jack-n-the-Box and he did okay with it.  He barely jumped when Jack popped out.  He's braver than his mama!

We went to dinner at a local diner, Sam & Ethel's, and Xavier charmed everyone there.  However, he was more interested in the half & half and jelly packs.

And, the best part, Xavier made a new friend :)