Jamie and Hailey
Jake playing Connect 4
Getting out Energy
Dancing!Hailey was in town tonight because Matt and Katie had a wedding in St. Paul. Jamie was going to watch her and asked Jake and I if we wanted to spend time with them. Joe wanted to go ice fishing, so it worked out perfectly. We first went to see my grandma at the nursing home. Jake loved watching the birds and running around with her big cousin. They are quite the entertainment for the little old ladies!
After some playing in Jamie's apartment, we went out to dinner at The Chatterbox, in Highland Park. If you are not familiar with this restaurant, you need to go! They have four locations in Mpls and St. Paul. This bar and restaurant has board games for you to play at your table! They also have game systems you can play, for a small fee. What a great idea! It would have been perfect, if not for a crabby 22 month old. Poor Hailey wanted to play games with Jamie and me, but Jake had other plans. He was content playing with Connect 4 for a few minutes, but it was hard to keep him happy the rest of the time. Jamie and I decided we must have looked pretty comical. Game pieces, booster seats, and utensils were constantly dropping on the floor under our table. Oh, and Hailey's shoe got stuck under there, too. I had a great bowl of chili, which made up for some of the craziness.
After dinner, we went back to Jamie's apartment. The kids played with the dog's leash. They each had an end and were running around the love seat. It was much safer than it sounds. They were both laughing and smiling a ton. I asked Hailey about a Hannah Montana song she sang to be a few months ago that has a dance that goes with it. She couldn't quite remember the words. Jamie came to the rescue and found it on You Tube. Then, she found the video that teaches the dance. We all took our turns trying to figure it out...including Jake. Joe will be so proud!
