Today was a good day, but nothing like we planned it would be. We were going to go to a pumpkin patch with our PEPS group this afternoon. When the weather looked like it would be unpleasant, we decided to cancel. After Katie woke up from her nap at 3pm, Ben and I played a game of "I don't know...what do you want to do?" We finally left the house at 4pm, heading to the mall to get him a new dress shirt.
After shopping, Katie got to run around in the mall's play area. It was crazy and loud and crowded. But, she ran right in there with all the kids and had fun. I helped her climb up to slide down the leaf several times. Here's a video of her doing it:)
The only things Katie would eat for dinner were our fries. And, she was happy, quietly eating them while people watching. It made for a pleasant meal for us. Until...she choked on a fry. She gagged and gagged and gagged some more. We've started asking her to say "momma" or "daddy" when she gags, so that we know she has recovered. This time she couldn't say anything. It was noisy and dark in the restaurant, so we don't know how blue she got. But, she ended up puking before she recovered. It was quite scary for us. Our waitress went above and beyond to help us clean everything up. She ended up earning a nice tip. Thanks waitress for not making us feel bad about our puky toddler. Katie was wiped out by the ordeal, but stayed awake until we got home. It was no surprise that she went to bed happy.
After shopping, Katie got to run around in the mall's play area. It was crazy and loud and crowded. But, she ran right in there with all the kids and had fun. I helped her climb up to slide down the leaf several times. Here's a video of her doing it:)
At 5:30 we left the main mall in search of dinner. I know it is silly, but we thought we might be able to get into the Olive Garden with only a small wait. We did not. It was going to be a 45 minute wait, so we decided to try someplace else. We went to Joey, a pretty swanky restaurant. Ben and I have been to the Bellevue location before, but never with Katie. We were both a bit nervous that bringing a toddler in would be frowned upon. We were pleasantly pleased that we were welcomed quite warmly.
The hostess told us that we just "had" to have the macaroni and cheese. She said she ate it all the time and loved it. So, when we sat down we tried to find it on the menu. It wasn't listed. We asked our waitress for it and she said no problem, she'd have the kitchen make something up. Hmmm....why would the hostess recommend something that wasn't on the menu? The first dish brought to the table was chicken fettuccine alfredo that wasn't meant for us. When Katie's dish did arrive, she wouldn't take one bite. They used fettuccine noodles and then made up a creamy cheese sauce for it. It was excellent for not being on the menu. Ben and I both enjoyed some of it and ended up taking most of it home. The best part was that they only charged us $1.99 for it:)
Ben ordered a Better Beef Dip-- thinly shaved beef, served with grainy mustard on an Italian bun with atomic horseradish served with red wine au jus and fries. He said it was excellent. I had an equally excellent chicken sandwich that included a grilled chicken breast, bacon, aged cheddar, and a spicy sauce. I asked our waitress if it had anything else on it. She said, "no." Obviously, she doesn't know the dishes well, because it came with a tomato and greens on it. Thankfully, they pulled off easily. I just don't find that veggies add anything positive to a sandwich.
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