Party Time

We had a super busy weekend, starting on Friday. Friday we went to the Hamilton-Lowe Aquatic Center in Moscow, ID. Every year we go as a family to celebrate Rob's birthday. Joining us was my dad and my brother, Josh (Josh's birthday is on the 2nd and Rob's is on the 4th). I forgot my camera so there are no pictures.
Xavier loves the "water park" since the Aquatic Center has two big slides, a lazy river, a water structure and various swimming areas. He did really well, sometimes when there's too much activity he has a hard time shutting off. We had a small issue when it was time to leave for dinner (we said we'd try to come back but no promises). Xavier laid down to dry off and refused to acknowledge anyone, especially his dad. It's not the worst moment he's ever had so I wasn't overly concerned. When we were ready to leave, he got up and left. He returned to normal by the time we were in the van to go to A&W. We came back and he played for another hour. He had no problem leaving when the lifeguard told him it was time to get out (the park closes at 7:30).
On Saturday, Xavier and I went with my dad to Silverwood in Coeur d'Alene. It's a long drive and we left just after nine and got there about noon (lots of traffic just getting out to the park so the last hour was trying to get the last 20 miles). Xavier was so excited but we had a talk before going in. He had to let me know when it was time out time. He did really well and only had one moment when we had to threaten a time out. That particular moment happened late in the day and we were in this really long line (we managed to miss most long lines) and he was just antsy. He kept picking at me and I asked him if he needed a time out - he replied "no, thank you" and tried to find something more constructive to do with his energy. It wasn't perfect but there was no kicking or screaming so I felt we had a great success.
I want to share that Xavier is an incrediably brave soul. He did rides all by himself that made me nervous just knowing he was on it. I watched the panic plunge while he waited in line so when he asked me if I was scared, I could honestly answer no because it was really short and we were all there within view. The other rides - not so easy on momma. He did miss one ride he really wanted to try because the line was way too long but we left for home at ten feeling like we had the best day of our life. We crawled into bed after 1 and spent Sunday quietly enjoying being home. I'll share more about what we're doing this week but our weekend was so busy and we are so tired.