Davin took Friday off work– a small but welcomed compensation for all his extra work lately– and we drove to Spokane to visit the grandparents. Desmond enjoyed seeing them, their two dogs and playing with Davin’s old Lincoln Logs. We even got to eat breakfast in a train which Desmond loved.
On the way home we brought back a pick up truck that Davin’s dad generously gave us. It’s an ‘83 but it still looks and runs great. It has less than half of the mileage of our well-driven Honda so that’s a plus. After five hours in the car alone with Desmond our entertainment had degraded to who could do the funniest fake yelling. I needed a break so we switched and I drove the truck the final hour into town. That was an experience! It’s a stick but feels totally different than the Honda, of course. And it was getting dark and started to rain so lets just say I was a bit tense.
Before heading home we decided to stop in at Real Life, a friend’s church here in Vancouver that was doing a fun festival for the kiddos. Desmond had a lot of fun in the bounce houses, riding the horse-drawn wagon, and going through the dark tunnel maze with a flashlight. He got cars and some candy to take home so he was very happy. Desmond was the cutest Buzz Lightyear. In the car on the way home he kept saying, “I am the real Buzz!” He fell asleep right away when we got home. Another full, fun weekend.
