Mountz Memoirs: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - a Trip to the Museum & A Family Date Night

Tuesdays I have piano the most of my piano lessons during the afternoon so I try to get Ellie to take a solid nap in the morning. Corinne agreed to watch Ellie during my first two lessons so we went over to Mom's house before lunch and got some swimming in before I had to leave. Ellie enjoys splashing in the water of the baby pool and actually doesn't last very long in the baby flotations because she can't reach the water. We swam for about an hour and then ate lunch. I had the intention of Ellie taking a nap while I was gone but she was not quite cooperative...she instead got some quality time with her Aunt Rin!
Following the lessons I picked Ellie up from Mimi's and took her to Grandpa and Grandma's house. She hung out with them during my last lesson of the day and they said she behaved herself, which they always say. Tuesday evening Jon and I hung out at home with Ellie since I had been MIA with making Corinne's quilt and hanging out at Mimi's house.
Wednesday Ellie and I ran out and bought peaches and vegetables from a local fruit stand. Then Jon, Ellie and I had a family lunch date at AJ's Pizzeria. It was nice to spend time together we went wedding shopping with Mimi and Corinne. Corinne had the goal of finding shoes, a swimsuit, and clothes for the honeymoon. Ellie was a trooper while we were out and about and Corinne and I both found shoes for the wedding and Corinne found a suit. We were out until dinnertime. In the evening I had my women's Bible Study and Jon stayed home with Ellie.
Thursday I spent time working on a quilt for my friend Sarah's baby shower. Ellie and I also cleaned up the house in preparation for small group and made some dessert using the peaches I bought Wednesday. I'm not sure what else we did but we hosted small group at our house.
Friday morning I really wanted Ellie to have a solid nap because we had fun plans in the afternoon! Caleb asked us to join him at the Philadelphia Art Museum. Before heading to meet up with Caleb I packed a lunch and then went to Iron Mountains to give my opinion on a future high chair concept. We ran late due to the interview but Caleb said that Brie's lunch schedule was flexible.
Fortunately we didn't hit much traffic on our way into Philadelphia. Brie met us outside of the museum and took us to the cafe for lunch. She had to head back to work after her break so Caleb took over and gave me an educational tour of his favorite galleries. Let me tell you, if you want to get the most out of an art museum, take Caleb! I really enjoyed hearing about the artists and techniques and he was very patient with me in my ignorance and Ellie when she would grumble (which actually was very minimal.
We hung out in the art until 4:30 then I bid Caleb and Brie adieu (Brie got off work at 4:00) since they were staying in the city for an art museum event.
We hit a bit of traffic but made it home by 6:00. Jon was already home and ready to head out for dinner. Jon has now been working at Iron Mountains for five years so we wanted to go out and celebrate. Jon picked Red Robin since he thought we should defer from our usual Mexican joints. Ellie was a champ and I found out that she likes chicken! She ate several pieces of grilled chicken out of my wrap and watched the hustle and bustle coming in and out of the kitchen.
After dinner we made our usual date-night stop at Home Depot. Jon needed to research some prices for his brother Dan's roofing project. Then we headed home and put Ellie to bed before turning out a movie for ourselves to watch before ultimately heading to bed ourselves.

Ellieisms:
Ellie now pulls herself up to the standing position. One negative is that she sometimes uses her teeth when trying to pull herself up with the couch...our little puppy dog.