Today was a good day. Yup I like the sound of that, because it was. We woke up late and got a phone call from my husbands uncle inviting us to join them on a picnic in Griffith Park. A huge park we have here in L.A. that includes horses, golfing, hiking, train rides, a merry-go-round, birthday parties, BBQ's, you name it, Griffith Park has it! So we agreed to go and got ready rather quickly. Left the bed unmade (a big pet peeve of mine) but I let it slide so we could get out of the house faster.
We drove until we got to the Merry-go-round and went on once while we waited for the Uncle. He arrived with my sons little cousins and two delicious pizzas! Yum! Pizza for Brunch my favorite! After we ate, we went on the Merry-go-round once again. Listening to my son squeal with excitement as the music began and the horses slowly started to gain speed until they were at a full "gallop." The wind in our hair, the music vibrating in our ears and the whizzing people passing by. Moments like these just make me so happy to be alive. I just stared and stared at my sons smiling face, falling more and more in love with him. How is it possible to love someone so much?
For the rest of the time we were there the kids played and ran and biked and hopped and frolicked in the grass. My son taking baths in naturally occurring piles of dry leaves, making me wince every time he did it. I have issues with dirty, but I try to let it go. I try to just let him enjoy himself. I kept making myself feel better by picturing him in the bath tub at home.
The Uncle just had a baby.............I LOVE BABIES! I love their smells, their soft skin, their toothless smiles, pretty much everything about them. So I held him the entire time and did not let go. Everyone kept making fun of me for it, but I didn't care, it was amazing to just sit their and soak up the opportunity to fully enjoy a 4 month old and still knowing I could give him back when I was done. One child is enough for me right now thank you very much!
The sun started to nestle into the mountains and slowly it got cold. It was time to pack up, so we did. Even the goodbyes were fun. Yup, it was a good day.
