Just Gus

Sam has been in camp for the past 4 weeks and Gus has really been missing him. It's been a challenge for me to keep Gus entertained from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. each day while Sam's away exploring rain forests and space especially as I have less and less energy.
This morning we dropped Sam at camp and headed to the park. He put on his brand new bike helmet and climbed in the jogging stroller and as we walked he flew his airplane (that our beloved Mrs. Lawrence had given him when we dropped off Sam. It was the project of the day at camp). As he flew the plane he'd yell, "One, two, four, seven, eight, BLAST OFF!" It's so fun to listen to him as he learns to count. We walked past the little train that he so desperately wanted to ride, but we couldn't today. They won't let pregnant mommies ride the train. So, instead he agreed that we could walk along the tracks and look for the train. We found it and we waved to Mr. Conductor. We walked to the sheds and watched another Mr. Conductor fixing an engine. Then we turned around and walked back toward one of two of the water spritzers that are fabulous for cooling off. He asked me to turn on the spritzer then turned his head away as the water covered him in a light spray. When it finished, he looked up and said "Again." Again and then, again, he scrunched his face and looked away. Next we went up and down the bike hills and to a pavilion where we stopped so he could get out and play with his airplane stretch his legs a bit. I did some triceps dips and push ups while he played and then fed him two (yes, two) things of yogurt. "Mmmmm. Blueberry," he said when he got to the second container. Back in the stroller we stopped at the train station where Mr. Conductor asked about Sam -- he hasn't seen him in awhile. I promised he'd come for a train ride soon -- as soon as his daddy could bring him. We ran into some other friends and chatted with them for a bit and then went through the other spritzer. Around the lake and to the ice cream shop where we stopped for a cone. Chocolate chip with chocolate sprinkles is what Gus picked for himself. After a quick rinse off in the bathroom sink we started to head back to the car when we ran into some more friends. We played on the playground with them and then finally found our way back to the car...it was a three-hour park adventure. "I don't want to go home," Gus said as we got in the car, but when we got home he wanted to climb on the couch, put his head on a pillow and snuggle up under a blanket. No complaints from me. I love these special moments with my sweet bear.