OK, I have to get the hang of this blogging thing. It takes dedication to write what I'm thinking everyday...it takes dedication for me just to think, well in a clean-don't-freak-out-the-world kinda way! But, it's been a busy 48 hours since I last typed-out our adventures.
The weekend was a blur because there was no down time. Suz and I had a gig in Jersey City on Friday afternoon, while Jen and Dave juggled the kids and their schedules and activities: fencing, the Theatre and Ice Skating. Suz and I performed in a little cafe/bakery for kids and their parents. Very cute and fun...it was a promotional thing that Suzi's agent suggested to get her out in the NJ community. We had a great time playing together-we always do. And because of it, got more gigs out of it. We rushed back to Brooklyn so I could take Sebastian Ice Skating with his school-Brooklyn Prospect. I was tirrrrred. But you gotta do it. He was excited, but as we were walking out the door he asks, "is anyone else going?" I answered, "just me...am I not enough?" He replies, "yeah, but it would be more fun if someone else came too". I tiredly responded, "look, you get me or nothing!" He smiled and said, "you're just fine Daddy". We did have a great time going round and round. I got to see him with his friends. He really is an amazing kid. He doesn't have a clique that he belongs to, like other kids. He really does his own thing and is comfortable going in and out of groups. He's so much better adjusted than I was at his age!
Saturday rolled by quickly again. I had early morning duty twice this weekend. Hey, I just realized that! Anyway, I had Cole early Saturday wanting attention (Jen had a late night at the theatre seeing Ethan Hawke's new play). So we went into the kitchen to make pancakes. Sebastian and Jen got to sleep in. I got to say, we had a blast. It was a beautiful morning and we listened to the new Vampire Weekend album really loud (yeah, I said Album)! I guess the smell of pancakes wafting through the apartment got the rest up and eventually all were in the kitchen. That afternoon, I had another gig with suz in the Upper West Side. A birthday party. I haven't played one of these gigs in awhile. There's a lot of smiling to be done. It was fun, but took the whole afternoon AND it was the eve of Suzi's birthday so we had all the kids this night. Dave was taking Suzi out to a special dinner and...something. By the time we all settled down for dinner, I had a big glass of wine while the kids just laughed and laughed. They really love each other, even though they constantly get on each other's nerve-especially Cole and Emma. Sebastian is the best BIG brother, trying to make peace and then quickly walking away shaking his head. Cole and Emma can be a handful! Night time came quickly after the bath that left the entire bathroom soaked. I was exhausted and fell asleep quickly with Jen.
Early Sunday morning Cole came into our bed around 4am and then Emma around 7:30. I took both of them into the kitchen for...Pancakes! We had a blast. I was tired, but it was beautiful outside and they helped me cook, or at least kept busy while I cooked. We had decided we were going to the Prospect Park Zoo the day before. So we ate, got dressed and went to pick up Emeka, our baby sitter's oldest son (14) to hang out with us for the day. It was a full car and lots of kid energy. The zoo is a favorite with the our family. It's in 'hood and lots to do for all ages.
After we dropped Emeka off, we went to the Cake shop to get Suz her favorite cake-Brooklyn Blackout, an all chocolate cake! Yum! We finally made it over to their place, after a quick detour to our place to get all the home-made birthday cards the kids had made that morning. We "surprised" Suzi with cake and singing.
Wow. What a weekend. Next weekend we go to Pennsylvania for a show. At least no birthdays!
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