Our neighborhood has a Community Center that hosts events about once per month. We walked through the snow to the Pancake Breakfast when Matthew was 2 weeks old tucked into the sling. A few weeks later, he bounced in the ergo carrier to the annual chili cook-off. At Valentine's day and Easter, I walked the kids over to buy cupcakes as part of a fundraiser. Both times, an elderly woman was surprised to find Matthew hidden in the backseat of the stroller and commented "Whoa! There's ANOTHER one?!" (People and their inappropriate comments is a whole other blog post...that plenty of others have written...but the targeted audience hasn't read.)
Last month was the Spring Fair where the kids had a blast. It was old school fun- playing outside, making a mess, cake walks, and spray paint.
We headed to the Community Center yesterday for the Ice Cream Social with Matthew peeking out of the ergo - awake and alert and befriending folks with his big smile. Being there made me think about the recent events and how quickly Matthew has changed. I want to be sure to remember these special times in our new neighborhood enjoying food and conversation with our neighbors.
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