Saturday

Well, it was a pretty typical Sat. around here. So what does typical look like? Ayden Jane was up way too early. You know... before the sun... with no school or work to rush off to. So we flipped on the tv and she curled in for a bit.

Of course, that didn't last too long so it was up and off to make some breakfast. I often feel a bit like the old Dunkin' Donuts commercial. You know, the guy dragging himself out of bed and mumbling, "time to make the donuts..." Only here it is "time to make the eggys." The trouble was that this morning Ayden Jane did a great job taking supplements and eating her fruit, but just had no patience for the eggs. She escaped without eating them as we prepped to head to Walmart for some grocery shopping.

At Walmart she did great until the end when we had major melt down. (remember the eggs she didn't eat?) She was truly hungry, the underfed brain, can't rationalize hungry. It amazes me what a difference a good amount of protein for breakfast makes in her day.

We made it home from our big shopping adventure and began to get ready for Mckenna's soccer game. Ayden Jane needed a nap, but it just wasn't in the cards. Problem is that when she does not get a nap she is, well, difficult. You know, mischievous, disobedient, looking for trouble. She locked herself in our bathroom and would not listen to Gary when he told her to unlock the door. Yep, no more doorknob.

She survived the ensuing wrath and we made it to the soccer fields. Of course, my plan included her sleeping on the way... not her plan. Luckily, she had 2 friends at the field and she amazingly played with them for a good hour straight before she announced she was hungry. I gave her some nuts to snack on and after she ate a few and had a bit of down time she was right back in the middle of the games.

Next up? Supper with Grandma and Grandpa on the way home to celebrate Mckenn's fall season. (She played awesome by the way.) Sitting at a restaurant after a big day with no nap... a little risky. Add in that it was a pizza place (you know, a place where everyone eats pizza but her!). She and I split a chicken sandwich with a side of tomatoes and Mckenna gave her some pepperoni. It went great. I remember a couple years back when things like going out for pizza seemed impossible! Now, we just work around it and Ayden Jane is so used to how she eats it is just not an issue. Relief! She did get quite squirrelly by the end but I think hang in really well. Whew, finally to bed.

So what's on tap for tomorrow? I'm too tired to worry about it. All I know is that I am not looking forward to her waking up bright and early. Especially since after setting the clock back it will be an hour before bright and early!