A Great Start to a Long Weekend

Derek got called as a witness in a patient abuse case for someone he transported to the hospital awhile back. Since he had to show up to court at 8:30am on a Thursday morning, it was the perfect excuse for me to take the day off and enjoy a 5-day holiday weekend!

We dropped Derek off at the courthouse first thing after breakfast and decided to head out to the Arboretum to enjoy the long-awaited gorgeous spring weather. We sure are getting some good use out of our backpacks these days! The kids were so darn cute - they walked for awhile HOLDING HANDS.

Folks from the Arboretum were doing some work so S&Z were very curious about the work truck.

We had plans to meet up with our friends Miriam and Garrison. It has been awhile since we've seen them so that was very fun! The kids took a load off and had a snack while we waited for them to arrive.

Two hours wandering around outside is a lot for S&Z, so they were exhausted and cranky by the time we left. Thankfully Derek got out of court before 11am, so he walked over to meet us and helped me load up the kids!

Julia covered her usual 2-6pm shift even though I was off, so I invited my new twin mom friend, Teresa, to have a mommy (sans kids) playdate. We ended up seeing a matinee of the movie "Bridesmaids" (which was both raunchy and hilarious). After the movie we sat outside at Aquitaine and enjoyed a martini and some great non-kid interrupted conversation.

We have a few fun things planned for the holiday weekend as well. We are heading up to Ipswich for a belated 1st birthday celebration with Timery, Steve and JB. On Sunday, Wendy is having a Memorial Day BBQ for all the twin families in her playgroup. The warm weather has finally arrived, so we're looking forward to enjoying more time outside with friends!!

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