Weekend

[lesliepear]

Another busy weekend.
Saturday we went with friends of ours on an Easter Bunny Train Ride. Our friend's company is a big customer of this little railroad (Mike even knew the guy in charge) so we got to go for free. Mike works for a company that makes huge rolls of paper, and the railroad brings them tanks for HOT glue. I can't imagine that.
We got to sit in the last car which was an old pullman car with a lounge and sleeper rooms and even a kitchen. We got food and space for Alan to run around in. There was even a piano. Alan (and Jeff, our friend's son) were a little shy about the bunny especially at first. But I did get a few shots. Alan did love the chocolate bunny :)
We then went over to the Olive Garden for dinner. That didn't go well. Perhaps it was no nap, or perhaps Alan being spoiled by the buffet, but he was cranky and didn't eat much. He even SHRIEKED a few times - I think all the Olive Garden's heard him! He didn't even eat the breadsticks we thought he'd love. Service there wasn't good, the waitresses were very unfriendly. Our friends son was good, its almost like they take turns being good (the boys are 5 months apart).
Sunday we went over to my MILs. My SIL's "in-laws" (the parents of her late SO came over). They were happy to see Alan. They brought a book for him, oddly enough it was Dora, his favorite. I also put together the Fisher Price garage that I'd got at Target's 75% off sale in January. Glad I had company while doing it to watch Alan (I left the toy at my MILs). We ate Chinese, Alan loved his lo-mein! Then Alan was clapping and we all clapped back - what a little ham.
Afterwards we went to Trader Joe's (yes, they were open on Easter, very suprising). Got a few things, fruit, bread, but no chocolate cat (shaped) cookies. Came home, Alan napped then we cooked some chicken sausages from there which Alan loved. My husband wouldn't eat them though, the color to him seems weird. I kept trying though (my husband is fussy). Then Alan had a bath, off to bed and I did laundry.
Now it's Monday. But Easter is 50% off at Target and Gymboree is having a sale. So something to look forward to tonight.

Comments

[siobhan-1.livejournal.com]

Some Olive Gardens are child friendly, some aren't. There was one we went to where the families were seated on one side of the restaurant, the nonchildren diners were seated on the other side. The family side had paper napkins instead of cloth. This wasn't a publicized thing, it was something I noticed because we went there a lot. Olive Garden is the first restaurant I went to after my son was born (that I took him with me). And we also have a cute story where he decided he wanted food and, at about a year and a bit, literally pulled a bowl of ice cream out of my husband's hands (strong, determined chap).

Some of the OG's have TERRIBLE service, too, even at the good ones the service is usually slow.

The easter train sounds like a lot of fun! How neat.

Good luck at the sales today. Gymboree clothes are great,they last a long time, through several kids.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

They closed and rebuilt the one near me to make it bigger, the waits were pretty bad and I think they were losing business. At least that will be open by the time they have never ending pasta in September.

(Not really never ending - the second bowl is smaller that the first. We've never gotten past the 2nd, but have joked at it keeps getting smaller and smaller till you get one noodle!)