Today, I was drafted to help in Children's church. The volunteer for the week had fallen down a couple weeks ago and it's only fair I help since we're one of the three families that brings a kid.
The Cartwrights were there today. Last week, they'd asked if Shane could play. Their mother said they had to clean up first.
The lesson must have stuck, because the kids told me at the start of class that they'd cleaned up!
So Shane and I walked to their house after church! He's been wanting to visit them anyway!
The kids played Minecraft while I talked to the parents. The dad was smoking a pork butt about back, because "Carolina BBQ is the only BBQ." It smelled great!
Shane and I left for lunch, because we already had plans for an afternoon trail walk with Dylan and Eli.
Shane semi put his foot in his mouth and semi gave his honest opinion when he saw Dylan and Eli's long hair. "You all look like girls!"
It would have been more tactful if he didn't start laughing and say it multiple times when it was clear he was the only one laughing. He got the hint with a little help, and Dylan shrugged it off.
Dylan and Eli were very proud of their camelbaks. Shane was a little jealous, but Dylan started to regret his pack weighing him down a little by the end of things (especially with Shane running and staying in the lead).
The boys chatted merrily while John and I kept pace behind them. We stopped to throw sticks for a little bit. The boys may have gotten a little over-ambitious with the log.
After our walk (about 2.5 miles iirc), we headed over to John's place. The boys all plugged immediately into tablets and vegged out for the last hour.
Shane was sad to go! He loves to be around people! If I had managed to set up a play date with Shelby in the morning it would have been a hat trick Sunday, but I felt great getting two play dates setup.
Nana used to say she felt like our "social secretary" growing up. I know what she meant!
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