Stepniowski Family

This Friday, we had it somewhat easy.  I picked up Aidan from school, stopped by Dr. Mompi’s to get my B12 shot and then went to my parent’s house for Aidan’s big birthday sleepover weekend.  Since they’ll be out of town next week for his big Pump-it-Up party, they wanted to do something special beforehand.

I must say that Friday evening was unnaturally quiet here in the Stepniowski house.  Skye went to bed around 6:30pm, and we watched Knowing after enjoying a peaceful dinner.  Knowing is actually a very good flick and worth a queue up in Netflix.

Saturday morning, we woke up bright and early to pick Aidan up and headed over to St. Pete for the Breakfast with Dali event I had signed us up for.  Luke and I used to go to the Dali Museum quite often, so it was something I really wanted to share with Aidan.  The event was pretty cool because it’s tailored for kids around Aidan’s age and occurs before the museum opens.  And, it ends with a nice little breakfast spread hosted by Starbucks.  Ah… Starbucks, I do love you so!

The museum tour was engaging and even Aidan participated more than I thought.  They did a little scavenger hunt and explained some really interesting things about Dali.  Even I didn’t know the reoccurring melting clock came from Dali watching cheese melt after a party!

After the museum event, we headed back to Tampa for a little birthday party my parents had setup for Aidan.  With Luke and Skye asleep and Aidan zoned out, I found myself jamming out to some song on XM Kids… all the while, the State Trooper going the opposite direction clocks me speeding and makes a little u-turn to issue me a citation.  It turns out I’m no longer cute enough to talk myself out of these situations.  The result was a $260 ticket and four points.  It seems I’ll be taking the online driving class… again!

Before the party though, we headed out to Toys R’ Us to spend the $100 my parents gave Aidan and the $25 my Oma contributed.  That ride was fun, let me tell you…Skye screaming, Aidan yelling at Luke for messing with him, my mom trying to calm Skye down and my dad all gimped out in the front laughing his pants off over the whole thing.  It’s the Stepniowski circus, but it’s something I sure am proud of and wouldn’t trade for anything in the world.

Aidan at Toys R’ Us was quite the experience also.  He got so excited, he busted his head on one of the store shelves.  He ran around like a rabid monkey and finally decided on four various LEGO kits.  It’s embarrassing how much that kid is spoiled… it really is.

Upon return at the parent’s house for the party, Aidan threw a little bit of a fit because he didn’t want to do the whole cake thing and instead wanted to get right to building the LEGO kits.  He finally chilled out and we promptly left him there for a second night.  I can say it’s very peaceful and quiet here in the house right now.  Aidan, I love you kiddo, but you sure can be a brat sometimes.

Anyway, we’ll pick up the little booger tomorrow around lunch and spend the afternoon playing video games, grocery shopping and doing whatever else comes to mind. I guess it’s Summer Fun Weekend this time!

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Aidan's Pump It Up 5th Birthday Party