adventure

Wednesday has quickly become one of my favorite days. You see, Anita works on Wednesday so I have Robbie for the day. As a result, I go into the day realizing I wouldn't get anything done if I tried, so it's very much the only thing I have resembling a day off these days (although I do take other days or portions of days as needed for family time). But even more than just having a day off, I love Wednesday because it's a day Robbie and I get to play. Today our play happened to take us to REI (they have a flagship store just a couple miles from our house so it makes for a great walk).

One of the things Anita and I want to try and do this summer is go on some short backpacking trips. Of course, with Robbie, this makes things a bit more challenging. So I figured REI might just have some solutions. Robbie fell asleep on the way there so I had time to talk about how to backpack with a toddler, check out some of the packs that can carry both him and gear, and just dream of what life would be like if I could get everything I wanted in what I lovingly refer to as my "candy store". Of course, it wasn't too long before Robbie woke up and discovered that REI, while being my "candy store", is his "play ground". First it was hanging out in the tents:

Then it was climbing three flights of stairs:

Then looking down at the stroller below:

And on the way home, it was chasing birds:

What a wonderful Wednesday! The whole daddy vocation rules!