Party for two...at home

This weekend Benny is taking a referee class in Austin which lasts from 9-6 Sat. and Sun. So Joel and I had our first day at home alone today in a long time! We watched the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show this morning while Joel had his morning milk. Then we played for a couple hours after eating waffles (Joel's breakfast staple) around 8:00.
Joel took a little nap around 10:30. After lunch we went outside and played in the backyard for a bit. I tried to blow bubbles with Joel, but he just wants to hold the wand and dip it in the bottle over, and over, and over... Combining the soapy bubbles with the dirt he already hand on his hands made a lovely mess that Joel felt needed to be wiped on my arms. All over my arms. It was like he was saying, "Ew mom, get this stuff off of me. Here you take it."
So then we went and had a bath- which Joel will only stand or squat in, not sit. It actually makes it easier to bathe him, but it worries me because he tries to walk around in the slippery bath tub. We've had a few close calls, but I've caught him before he whacked his head too hard. Ugh, boys.
After his bath, Joel took his afternoon nap, so I took my afternoon nap. Man, I am going to miss those when I have to go back to work. Then we had an easy dinner after a failed attempt to sneak off an get fast food for dinner. Apparently my car battery is dead? I guess that happens when you leave a car sitting for basically 4 weeks straight. Oh well, hopefully we can fix that Monday.
Joel and I had a great evening watching Despicable Me- Joel is in LOVE with this movie. No matter what he is doing he will stop and become entranced whenever I put this on. It's kind of hilarious and a good thing to keep in my bag of tricks.
He also helped me get a few chores accomplished before enticing me to have a tickle fight with him. He laughs so hard when I tickle him. His face turns bright red and he can hardly catch his breath but he loves it. I love it. His laugh is probably my favorite sound in the entire world.
I love that Joel and I had today together. We missed daddy of course, but we had such a fun time just lounging around and playing. That kid is pretty perfect for me :)
I'll have to take him down to the park tomorrow since we will be home-bound again with no wheels.