Which left Eli and I free for the

SECOND ANNUAL MOTHER-SON BREAKFAST DINNER

Since Riley went with the dads and daughters this year, Sarah and I took the chance to bond with our boys alone while the rest of our families were gone.  We went to a fabulous restaurant called Choo-Choo Johnny's where they serve your food on a train that drives around the counter.  The boys were in heaven as they ate, played games, got a treat bag and enjoyed some really blue ice cream for dessert.

We all had a fabulous time.  In fact, part of the reason for Myka's meltdown at the end of the night was when she saw the mini-slinky Eli got in his goody bag sitting on the table.  Apparently, slinky trumps the giant-penguin-mylar-balloon-the-size-of-a-kindergartner-with-two-suckers-attached.

Who knew?