Walking Backwards

We're back! Let's just say it wasn't the relaxing vacation I was hoping for, but it was okay. Joe's family is just loud and exuberant and they always have something going on. I also kind of relish my privacy and there just isn't any in a house with that many people running around. Nicholas also was really poorly behaved. There was a lot of screaming. He, also, was especially picky about what he wanted to eat. I'm hoping that tonight I finally get a good night's sleep. I'm sure Joe's sister, who had to give up her room and sleep on the couch for us, feels the same. Joe and I didn't do much the entire weekend. We went to the park with my sister-in-law, her son, and her boyfriend today. Nicholas got to eat potato chips and feed bread to the ducks (damn me for forgetting the camera!). We then walked around the park in the hot sun and decided to call it a day. After we got home, Joe's step-mother, his sister, and I went to the GAP outlet to buy my sister-in-law's birthday gifts. That way I would be guaranteed to get her something she wanted and that fit her. That is pretty much all we did, Joe and I are so boring. Nicholas did get a lot of stuff from his grandmother and his aunts. He walked away with a holographic straw cup, a pair of jeans, a pair of shorts, three t-shirts, a button-up shirt, and a container of Bob the Builder bubble bath. If we keep taking him there, I'll never have to buy him anything again. Good plan!