Playing at the Library

Pittsburgh of course has several Carnegie Libraries throughout the city and the one in East Liberty has just been newly renovated. It's about a 15 minute drive from us, but we went there today to meet friends from my mom's group and our church's playgroup. They were having a "playshop" for kids up to 3 years old. It was a wonderful place for the kids to use their motor, cognitive, and imagination skills while interacting with other kids and their caregivers. It was great to take James of out the house, and it was a beautiful day today! After, a couple friends and I got to catch up over lunch at Whole Foods just down the street. Of course I didn't take any pictures while we were at the library or at lunch, but we got some on our way back to the car.

I wish I could say that today all fun and games... but no, that would be too perfect. I knew it was going to be hard to get to the library on time because it's really when James should be napping. But I tried to get him to nap early, only to fail. So we were off to the library without a morning nap. James was quite tired, though, and fell asleep in his car seat. The poor little guy didn't get much sleep because we were already running late and the playshop only lasted an hour. I was surprised how well he did all the way through lunch and fell asleep in the car again on the way home. But instead of going home, I had the bright idea of parking at Schenley Park and listening to the radio while James naps and then take him for a walk. Well, just about when James was going to wake up and I could move the car to the shade again, the car didn't start. Dead battery. :( I had no one to get mad at but myself. So even though it was a gorgeous day for a walk, it wasn't going to happen. Thankfully, Nathan was able to bike over to us (and there was a very nice lady at the playground with a working car) to help/teach me how to use the jumper cables. Nathan just got the battery replaced because this isn't the first time this has happened.

Lets hope and pray for a better day tomorrow. We're taking a family trip to a local apple orchard! I can't wait! (I WILL remember to take more photos!)