Spring Day 1

We are excited that Spring is finally here and that we have been having relatively good weather. I've been getting extra tired these days keeping up with my busy Charlie so once swimming ended we have been staying home more. Our OMSI and children's museum outings have decreased as well. I still like to get out at least once a day, especially when the sun is shining.Charlie sure appreciates any outing so we made an extra effort to get to the park for the first day of Spring .

Charlie had never played on this playground before and he was making me laugh so much because he was scooting around it like an old man. When he climbed up high he would take tiny little shuffling steps until he could reach something he could hold onto. 

We played on the playground for only about 10 minutes when a man came walking by on the path and asked if anyone had a black car, there were only 2 other moms there who said they didn't, I asked if it was a black Jetta and he said "yes, with a car seat in it" He informed me that it had rolled backwards down the hill, I was shocked and asked if it had run into anything. He said it hadn't. It also surprised me because I was barely parked on a hill and I knew for certain that I had put the emergency break on. Charlie was not very excited to leave the park early and I was not that excited about hauling him away with my 9 month pregnant body but we walked over to the car and a couple of the park workers were there waiting by the car. They told me that the car had not hit anything and that happens at least once a year. They also showed me that the car was stuck pretty deep in the mud which would make it hard to get out but also probably helped the car stop before rolling more into the picnic tables or baseball diamond fence.

My car was parked in front of that smaller green pine tree, you can see the tire tracks from where it rolled.

And there it stopped.

Luckily we were at a large park so there were a handful of park workers. First I tried to drive out with no success. Then 4 workers tried pushing the car while I drove and it was still stuck. It was some deep mud. A park worker was going to call a tow truck but I wanted to call Max first and see if he could pull the car out with his work truck. He headed right over with his co-worker who had a larger truck with a tow cable. In the meantime, another park worker happened to show up in a truck that had a tow cable.  Luckily, the park truck was able to pull my car backward into a gravel patch and I was able to drive out of the park. I felt so lame but all the workers were so helpful and kind. I called Max who was almost there letting him know I was out and on my way home,  apparently his co-worker, KJ, was bummed because he was excited to try out his truck and tow cable. haha. They were at our house when I got home. KJ then went back to work and Max stayed home for lunch and to get some things done on the property. It was quite the experience that left me a bit traumatized but I was so grateful that no one was hurt and nothing was damaged except a little bit of the soggy grass. 

Moving on with our first day of Spring, Max and I got to go on a date to a graduation ceremony for a class that he took through his work. It was a  construction management course done through Turner Construction. It was quite the event held in the Governor's Hotel downtown. 

We even hired our first ever babysitter. One of my piano students, Faith, turned 12 a couple months ago and has been wanting to watch Charlie for awhile. My mom or good friend are usually available to watch him when we go out so we hadn't asked Faith yet. She is very responsible and has spent time with Charlie before during our piano lessons so we thought we would give it a try. She did great and Charlie had a great time.

Anyway, we got to the event a little late due to traffic and parking. When we arrived we spoke with some people and had some appetizers and drinks. There was a short ceremony then each student was presented with a plaque/certificate. It was pretty fun and we are excited that Max is done with that class because he will be home earlier on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He also learned a ton and did a lot of great networking for the company. Anyway, our first day of Spring was quite eventful!