This past week we joined a group put together by the mother of two toddlers. The group is designed to allow parents to connect with other parents, and to attend fun events in the area. The events this group puts together tend to be further away than I’d like, but it is good to have a calendar full of opportunities to take Jaden out and have him meet other toddlers.
Yesterday we got up early (which is not difficult these days with the usual sleeping patterns), rushed through our morning schedule and hopped in the car to go to our first meet-up with our newly joined group. They were getting together at a MOPS meeting, which is an organization, “Mothers Of Preschoolers”, that has meetings at different locations throughout the U.S.
Did you ever start driving somewhere and the thought pops into your head “something doesn’t feel right”. I brushed it off as being nervous meeting a bunch of mothers and their toddlers for the first time, and continued driving.
It turns out I should have (once again) listened to my instincts. The meeting was canceled. Supposedly they posted notice somewhere, but seeing that we had to drive 45 minutes to get there, there was no way I was going to see this notice before arriving.
We made the most of the day by heading to Mystic Seaport. This time Jaden was more interested in the fish, sea lions, and other creatures (especially those running around in sneakers) than he was the last time we went. I’m happy about that – it is a great place to go even just for a quick (albeit 45 minute drive for a) morning out so I was hoping he’d eventually be more interested.
As an aside: I found some pictures of Jaden on my phone from our hospital visit. I’ll post them to the pictures tab asap.
This weekend we are having a dinner party, which I’ll be busy getting ready for starting this afternoon. One of Neville’s colleagues has family visiting from Korea. This is part of the same family that picked us up and dropped us off at the airport, and showed us around Seoul while we were there. We also invited my colleague that was in Seoul while we were there, who has now returned to the States. It’ll be the second time Jaden sees most of those that are coming. The English speakers will be greatly outnumbered by Korean speakers, so it should be interesting. We’re really looking forward to it. I’ll try to take lots of pictures 
I wish I could have seen him at the aquarium…he is so inquisitive! Any pictures from the trip? Maybe next time I visit we can take an adventure there!
Good luck with your dinner party….I’m sure it will be wonderful! Love and kisses! Auntie Tee (a.k.a. Antina!)
Well at least Jaden enjoyed the aquarium better this time…and hopefully you’ll get to go to the next meeting and have some fun. Say hi to your dinner guests for Grandpa and I. Love ya, Grandma/Mom