Today we woke up (not) bright & early and went down to Redwood City to go to lunch and to Bookstock. We got there around 11:30 & found a Farmer’s market and got a TON of stuff since it closed at Noon & most of the vendors had slashed prices. Seriously nectarines, peaches, pluots, plums, pears etc for $1.00 a pound! Score 1 for today!!

Then we walked over to Johnny Rockets for lunch with the kids. I’ll basically skip that because it was gross & our entire order was pretty wrong. Eff you, Johnny Rockets RWC!

After lunch we walked back downtown to the area where they were doing this Bookstock event. I wasn’t sure what to expect really, but the description I had heard from our family friend who works there sounded fun. It wasn’t very crowded which was probably bad for the event but good for us because I’m not a huge crowd person. And Scott? He doesn’t even like to leave the house so basically… yeah.

When we got there I said Hello to my best friend from childhood who was helping with the event that I hadn’t seen in probably 10 years. She was really busy so I felt bad distracting her, which sucks because I would have loved to chat.

Then we found a spot to the side of the action and let Hudson out of his stroller as one of the bands started playing. The band was called “The Sippycups” and they were kinda great. The played some Velvet Underground, The Who etc but changed lyrics to be more kid related & HUDSON FREAKING LOVED THEM.

I’ll be honest when I took him out of the stroller & he immediately buried his face in my leg, part of me was really sad because I don’t want my children to be ‘shy.’ If you’ve met me, I am anything but shy & I value the ability to be able to tell people what I think, what I need and what I want. But, if you’ve met my husband- he is my complete opposite. He is what you would call “painfully shy”  & while he is a wonderful father, husband & friend he is a little weird about things even mildly shy people would think is ‘no big deal.’ So, while I hope my kids end up 90% like their father- the ability to be outgoing is part of the 10% I hope they get from me. Sorry, tangent. But within a minute or so he started to warm up and soon had dragged my fat ass out of MY comfort zone of sitting on the side lines in ill fitting clothing hoping all the other moms weren’t judging me & my tattoos & hoping that I’d miraculously make a new mommy friend to DANCING by the stage- oh and CRYING (like mildly sobbing) behind the guise of my sunglasses because I was literally thrown for a loop by the fact that Hudson is SO BIG & SO HILARIOUS & OMG! We need to foster his love of dance because homeboy BOOGIES! Scott took this video right after he dragged me out on the floor. (This is also video proof of how fat I really have gotten. WOW.) By the second or third song he was full blown grabbing strange little girls hands and trying to get them to dance with him & clapping up over his head in full appreciation every time a song ended. Hudson was pure joy today. He was RADIANT at this random city event. While we walked to the car, I told Scott I was crying while Hudson was dancing. That it literally made me so freaking happy I cried. And he replied with “Dude. I was crying within a few minutes of being there watching other kids dance & knowing that we were making Hudson so happy doing something like this. Then when he started dancing I totally lost it.” My hubs is hilarious & totally as emotional as I am. I love how Hudson makes him into mush. It’s so adorable. Which is why we have made a pact to spend our weekends taking our kids to things that both enrich their lives & help them get to know the world around them. Don’t think movies & amusement parks- think live music & libraries & museums. After an hour or so we headed out to dinner at my Aunt’s house. It was a full day! & tomorrow? We are taking the kids to the zoo for the first time because YO! GABBA! GABBA! is going to be at the San Francisco Zoo for a MEET & GREET! We are mainly taking them so we can see the look on Hudson’s face when his mind gets completely BLOWN. Like he’s gonna see the characters and LOSE. HIS. SHIT. Cannot wait!!