One of those Days

One day last week Eitan and I had totally open- no gymboree, no music class, no plans, just a day to explore.

He's been a bit anti-stroller lately, wanting to walk and "hold you hand" instead. Most of the time though, that's not an option, if we need to go anywhere on any time frame, anywhere that includes walking more then a couple blocks, or buying anything that I need the stroller to act as storage.

But that day, well, no stroller city. We walked up and down Rakevet street (it's parallel to Emek Refaim, here's another post on adventures there) where without the threat of cars or busy streets, Eitan could roam free. And that he did. It's really a beautiful little boardwalk, especially our stretch that somehow has green grass and beautiful flowers even in the dead of summer.

He did so good staying on the wooden tracks as instructed, taking time to touch the plants and flowers. It was a great change of pace from the norm, and he was so proud to be walking on his own and exploring.

Eventually though, it started to get a bit hot for strolling endlessly. I mean it is the Middle East in August, so obviously the only answer was to stop in at our favorite bakery and get the most decadent, beautiful looking thing in the shop.

After a few minutes peering into the fridge, I decided on this beauty. So they don't have cupcakes here, the craze hasn't hit, and a big old Crumbs cupcake would have been the perfect thing for this day, but this four layered cake made a fine substitute. White chocolate on top, TWO flavors of mousse (chocolate and coffee) and chocolate cake on the bottom. Delicious. 

I think we did a pretty good job polishing that guy off. And afterwards (yes, after feeding my kid a rich, chocolaty, sugary cake) it was time for Eitan's nap. So home we went. I guess the walking neutralized the sugar because he went right to bed and took a nice long nap.

The next day, normal errands, play dates and plans resumed, but for that morning, it was perfect.