Sweetheart Day Suprise!

Friday the 13th was "bring a your sweetheart lunch" day at Squish's school. Not one to miss a chance to hang out with our kiddos, Mike took some time off from work and we met over at Squish's school for lunch. Well, that was the plan.

Actually what happened is I forgot how many people all wait until the last moment to buy a lunch, and that the fast food joint closest to the school would likely be kinda busy on a "bring lunch" day. DUH! So, I called Mike, and he said he was enroute to the school, but that he'd collect the boy and wait for me to get there. Sweet. What he didn't mention was that Uncle Dave showed up at his work - usually out of state Uncle Dave, so he was totally unexpected. We were so happy to see him! Mike and Dave drove over to the school together and surprised Squish and I! We don't get to see Unc very often, so it was great to hang out during the lunch. When we'd finished eating (well, before that really, Squish was fairly impatient) Squish was urgently requesting that Mike and the Unc go play kick ball with the playground kids. Not regular kick ball, more like the grownups kick the ball and the kids watch in amazement while it soars high in the air and then they - the kids -catch it. I stayed by the "stuff" to make sure nothing blew away in the cold wind, so I had this great view of two brothers, playing on a school playground for the first time in who knows how many years. It was kind of a Hallmark moment. They were unaware of my misty eyes, they were just having fun. (If you click on the photo you can enlarge it and possible make out the details of them playing. I like this photo because it has the ball up in the air.) Both men had kick balls and it was amazing how high the balls soared into the air. Plus, it was great listening to the playground kids scream with delight while they watched.

Photo #2 is of Squish with his best friend. His folks weren't able to come on Friday (most parents didn't) so he ate his lunch with us.