Then we quick ran to Target to get some ingredients for his homemade ice cream cake I made him...ran home, dropped off the stuff and added another layer of the cake then went to a playdate. We only stayed at the playdate for 45 minutes as we had a surprise up our sleeve....we were surprising Daddy downtown for lunch!
Monday, I emailed a friend/co-worker of his to schedule John for lunch then to meet me at the bottom of Willis Tower at Noon. We got to the train station only to find out that they were redoing one of the parking lots so the parking was nuts! {Having debated which stroller to bring (double or umbrella), I opted for umbrella. While having both kids contained would have been nice....the double is too cumbersome to fold down and carry up the stairs of a timed train, with two toddlers in tow.} But here we were cutting it close to the train arriving and we had to walk....FAR....and FAST! Logan was such a trooper and ran pretty much the entire way and we made it with a few minutes to spare. Whew...so I snagged a picture to make it look like we had been there forever. :)
We boarded the train with ease and Logan raced to find us a seat. I put the stroller across our seat and they treated it like a gate - fantastic! They did very well and were amazed at everything...while our conductor was lame, Logan thought he was so cool. :) After 10-ish minutes, wanting to not get to the point of scrambling, I played Despicable Me on my iPhone (next time I will hold out as I don't want to rely on technology). The boys were hooked and Carter fell asleep for about 40 minutes. We pulled into the station and exited smoothly as well, though Carter did have to wake up in the process. Our train was delayed 10 minutes due to construction so we needed to rush.
With Carter in the stroller we went up two sets of escalators - Logan did well getting on and off without much assistance from me as I had the stroller situation to deal with. We walked quickly with Logan holding on to the stroller or walking by me. It was very busy walking across the river and I was uber on guard...but all was well. John and his friend were outside waiting for us instead of vice versa and Daddy was surprised. While his reaction was less to be desired, he was excited to see us. We decided to eat at Willis Tower. The boys were good and John's friend pulled a gold coin out of their ear....so cool. :) Then we went up to visit Daddy's area. He isn't very high up at the tower, but the boys still found it exciting to look out the window.
They also found it pretty fun "playing Daddy" in his cube.
Daddy had a meeting at 1, so we had to cut our visit short. We headed back to the train...and I had to pee like crazy! Unfortunately, I didn't fit in the regular stalls with both kids and the stroller and one handicap stall had a lady talking on her cell phone....yeah, that took forever. I wheeled the boys to the other restroom nearby and would you believe that they were closed for cleaning!?!? I wanted to scream....but I just held it and we boarded the train *after a quick stop to Mrs. Fields for some cookies to reward the boys for being so good. On the ride home, Logan was playing some games on my phone and fell asleep...so Carter and I entertained each other. Then we started on our super long trek back to our van. Logan had to be woken up and then had to walk all that way...but again....a real trooper.
It was a successful surprise. Next time we'll fill Daddy in so we can work around meetings more. {I just knew if I told John he'd be all worried about me on the train alone with the boys...and the stroller situation - I wanted to avoid extra worry.}
Happy Birthday, John!
1 comment:
What a fun surprise! I'm glad the train ride went well for you and the boys.
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