delinquent blogger

I inadvertently took some time off from writing this week. It isn't that Dennis hasn't done his share of cute and mentionable things this week--he has--but he has needed so much attention that I haven't taken the time to write! I'll summarize what's been going on.

Tuesday and Thursday we spent time at the lake house, playing out in the water some on Tuesday and weathering a big thunderstorm on Thursday. Wednesday we stayed home except for our walk at the track. We walked every day this week, and Dennis enjoyed an evening stroll with Uncle Denny a couple of times, with Mom and me pushing one or the other of them around the track. Friday night was movie night for Mommy and Daddy, and Dennis spent the evening with his Gran, Pop, and Uncle Denny, and they doted on him and gave him lots of attention. Yesterday was a beautiful day, cool and not very humid, so we did some fun things outdoors. We walked from Gran's house to the playground and played a while, and then we took Uncle Denny and picked up Allison and went to the Birmingham Zoo. Dennis was very excited and enjoyed seeing the animals and especially riding the zoo train. I must say, the Montgomery Zoo really has Birmingham beat, and it's so much cheaper to get in--I know where we'll be going next time!

Yesterday when Dennis woke up from his nap, he said "Mommy I want hamburger and fries and want to watch Jesus movie". I have no idea where his ideas came from, but Ellen was nice enough to stop at the Christian bookstore and pick up a Jesus movie for him, and after the zoo, we went to a barbecue joint where he indeed got his hamburger and fries. He ate almost all of it, the best he's eaten in a week.

Today we are spending a lazy Sunday afternoon at the lake. We walked down to the marina and bought an ice cream sandwich and Dennis' favorite M&M's, and we played on the screened porch for a while. It's so gorgeous out that I'd give anything to be at Oak Mountain, camping and enjoying a campfire (tonight's going to be a cool one!), but David is installing a boat lift and I'm tired of doing family activities without him, so we will wait until he is free to do our next big adventure.