Mommy and Noah date

This has been a wonderful morning! Noah and I went on a date! He had an appointment to get his hair cut, and after a very patient hair dresser finished making sense of his massive head of hair I did a fast Starbucks run to get him his first hot chocolate. We then drove to the town square park to drink our chocolate yummyness and play while waiting for Nick and Abby to join us for lunch at a local coffee shop.
I have to say I really don't understand my son! HE REFUSED HOT CHOCOLATE. He's refused chocolate milk too. I have raised him on such healthy beverage choices that he refuses anything that is sweet. I'm sure I shouldn't complain, but I just can not comprehend it. However, what he did not refuse was any and every opportunity to walk around town, holding my hand and learning about everything he saw. We talked about trees, leaves, trash cans, stairs, the sky, clouds, buildings, crosswalks, cars, trains, flowers, and autumn to name a few. He was so fascinated by everything.

Noah and I both need more days like today to be together learning about each other, enjoying the fall air and crunching leaves. I'm so grateful for my curious, mostly obedient, and genuinely delightful son! And to top it off, as if to thank me for a fun morning outdoors, he actually ate a SANDWICH. Don't laugh. It's not funny. My options for feeding this child lunch have been so hampered by his lack of interest in sandwiches. The door has just swung wide open to more options at meal times. Thank goodness!