Weekend Notes

Lucian, Claire and I dined at his favorite Vietnamese restaurant Friday evening. We ran into his sister Sarah and her family while we were there. This is not unusual. We typically see someone from Lucian's family there every time we go. If not, the waiter usually says "Oh, your sister/mom was here yesterday." We may single-handedly keep the place in business.

Claire enjoying a jackfruit shake

I was having Claire make a thank you card with markers and crayons Saturday morning and she started playing with tubes of finger paint in the box that were a Christmas gift. Relaxed parenting is an exercise in patience, allowing your kids to make messes you know you have to clean up. I had avoided the paints until Saturday, but talked myself into the project.

I suited Claire up in a smock my mom had made me as a baby and strapped her into the high chair. She had a blast and only ate a little of the paint. I had two mini canvases I wanted her to paint (a gift from last mother's day). She did a great job and had a lot of fun. It was pretty easy to clean up too.



Claire is very into helping and doing things for herself. I was putting away laundry over the weekend and left her in her room a few minutes alone. When I returned, she had placed all of her clean socks from the basket into a drawer. Such a good helper.

She is displaying more imaginative play as well. She received an Elmo doll in her Easter basket and carried it around all morning. She put him in chairs, gave him medicine, fed him candy and played paddy cake with him. It is so cute to watch.

Saturday night, Aunt Mimi (that is her official name now) watched Claire while Spen, Lucian and I went to dinner and a concert. We chose a Cuban restaurant, knowing Spen's love of the Cuban sandwich. He said it was the best he's ever had.
We saw the Pixies, giving Spencer a taste of a real rock show. We warned him he would likely get pushed around by the crowd, have beer spilled on him and see some interesting people. The show did not disappoint:)

My rocker boys

Me and Spen

I have a ton of Easter photos and videos I will add as a separate post later in the week. Hope everyone had a great weekend.