As soon as Gabriel was out of school (yes, school for French children is mandatory at age three), we went to the park, which is a stone's throw from his school, and two stone throws from where they live. Bundled up did not stop him from playing. We took turns holding Olivia and running around with Gabriel.
That little coat was mine when I was a baby.
The next day we went to the Hunting Museum. I thought seeing the animals would be interesting for Gabriel until he asked me if they were dead, how did they die, why they were stuffed, and what were those things in the glass cases, which were guns, and that was an entire conversation I didn't think about, duh, hunting museum… guns… what was I thinking.
Not thinking.
At the end of the day, when I went to say goodbye, Gabriel asked me to listen to him sing, he sang K.C. and the Sunshine Band:
"That's the way, uh huh uh huh I like it…"
I cracked up and joined him in singing.
Did we have fun?
Erika fits like a glove in our family.
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