A grand day out | Sunday, February 20, 2005 |
Today we made pretty big plans. First, since the weather has been so great, we wanted to go walking around Greenlake in the city. It’s a popular place for people to go and walk/bike/jog/blade. And of course, we could then lunch at the Red Mill. We headed out around 10am, after a feeding. Michael had a hard time fitting the stroller in the car trunk, but he finally got it in. Apparently, it will only go in one way. The day was cold and clear, I was a little worried that it would be too cold for the babies. They braved it out, and after all of our faces got numb, we were happy! This was the first time for Michael to experience walking with the stroller. It was fun to see him as a proud dad walking with his kids. It’s so funny because all the women who would pass by would exclaim “Look at the twins!” And the men who were with them would give a very nervous look and not want to make eye contact. Michael was quick to notice that and said “I was one of those men, but not anymore!” For some reason, I was only looking at the people who had strollers, and they at me, it’s like a radar. I felt like there was some unspoken camaraderie between us, a special “parent” thing, but mostly trying to take a peek at the other person’s baby! We were planning to go all the way around, but I thought it was like 4 miles around, so we turned around a little more than a mile. There was a nice espresso stand where we got some hot chocolate. We chatted with another couple who had a 7 month old boy. They kind of missed their baby being as small as our guys. It turns out that it was only 2.8 miles, we could’ve made it! The boys did really well, mostly slept through it all. After we got back, it was time for a feeding, so I did it from the front seat of the car. It was quite comfortable since I brought the boppy with me. Michael changed their diapers in the trunk, and we were ready to go again! We went to Red Mill, enjoyed a delicious burger, then headed home. Needless to say, they were super tired when we got home!
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