I’ve got
two little wildlings, Otis and Theo. We spend a lot of quality time together as
a group, but it’s incredibly rare that I get to have one-on-one time with either
one of them. So the other day, upon realizing that Otis had class and Theo’s
school was closed, I decided to take Theo on a special adventure-- just the two
of us. I toyed with the idea of journeying up to the mountains for a hike near
Kenosha Pass, but then decided it would be fun to stay in the city and put on our
explorer caps since we have plans to see fall foliage for the next three
weekends…
Of course I had to seize the moment and catch
up on some overdue appointments too, so before we took off on our local
adventure, I took Theo to the doctor for a wellness check-up. In hindsight that
might not have been the best way to start off our special day, for it was
temporarily marred by the 4-year-old vaccination schedule. But eventually he stopped crying, and the experience led us to have an interesting conversation
about viruses. It also helped us choose our word of the day: “antibodies.”
As a
reward for displaying courage and good behavior (all things considered), I treated
Theo to a chocolate croissant. He was amazed by its construction and started
yelling, “There’s a real live chocolate bar right in the very middle of my
treat? It’s real live!! Isn’t that amazing, mommy?” Oh that Theo. He’s got “a
million sweet tooths” and is truly a little boy after my own heart. Not wanting
to leave the coffee shop without something savory, I grabbed two spinach empandas before we set out in the direction of the RiNo Arts District…