Finn met Elmo & Grover! The week was a blur, but on Saturday morning we headed to see Sesame Street Live complete with a meet and greet of a few characters. Finn was mesmerized. He was the first kid to sit on Elmo’s lap and given that he is very much an observer he kind of sat there and took it all in. Not too many smiles but a few smirks! We hung out for awhile and colored, knocked on the door, and pushed the button – it was a fun meet and greet experience. The show itself was great too. We were in the second row, and Finn loved it all. He sat on Kevin’s lap along the aisle and came pretty close to meeting a few other characters too. We got lots of streamers that fell from the ceiling toward the end of the show 🙂
Afterwards we decided to walk through down town and head to Columbus Commons. It was a warm afternoon but it was nice to be together and explore. Kevin and Finn ran through the grass and we grabbed some lunch after Finn and I rode the carousel 🙂
We always love spending some time on the patio and watering the planters. Grandma and Grandpa Armstrong were here for a Mother’s day visit this afternoon too. This particular afternoon Finn accidentally watered himself (which he wasn’t happy about – at all!) so he ended up “nu-nu” (or naked baby)!
On Sunday morning, Mother’s Day, Kevin and Finn brought me a bag and Finn said “happy Mother’s day!” as he gave me the bag. Inside the bag was a cute outfit and also a canvas that Finn painted with Debbie of a flower made of Finn’s hand prints. – I absolutely love it to pieces. He has the sweetest heart. It is a blessing and a privilege to be his momma. I treasure the miracle that he is to us every day. He brings joy to my heart and a smile to my face. He is the most easy going, yet spunky, fun, energetic, smart, and chatty little boy. His words, sentences, and concepts that he puts into words continue to baffle me. If you ask him, he’d probably say it’s “no big deal, mom”. If you ask me, he is far above and beyond his 2 years in every way and growing up way too fast. 
After church we headed to Mansfield to celebrate Mother’s Day with my family. We all had a nice walk about though mom and dad’s gardens, a ride on the mule, hanging from the shade structure perlins (with no help!), climbing trees, and of course watering some plants!
Other adventures this week included a trip to a local park and the zoo. Unfortunately, Finn experienced his first sting at the zoo, likely a bee or yellow jacket, on his head. He had some benadryl, and Debbie had the boys nap on the couch so she could make sure he didn’t have any adverse affects from the sting. He’s a tough cookie and was fine, and it turned out to make a pretty cute photo!
