day with dad and a grad

On Saturday, Bob had a soccer tournament in Edinboro.  I drove up to watch Bob play, so SJ was having a Dad Day.  It is nice when one of the boys gets to spend alone time with one of us.  They had a lazy morning, which uses entails sleeping in and playing lots of video games.  They didn't get to go to the pool (a preferred activity for SJ), since my husband's nephew Leo was having his high school graduation party.

They arrived at the party shortly after it started.  There weren't a ton of kids SJ's age there, so my husband said SJ seemed pretty bored.  My husband told SJ he could get his IPod, so he spent the first hour sitting in a chair playing games on it. 

Then, SJ decided he was going to turn on the charm.  He set up a cups game (like the shell game) where he had 4 cups.  He put rocks under 3 of the cups.  He then had the guests guess which cup didn't have a rock under it.  He charged each person a quarter to play the game. 

My husband's cousin told me that SJ told her that whether they guessed right or not they didn't get a prize.  "This works out great for me," said SJ.  And SJ laughed and laughed.  He entertained my husband's relatives for quite a while. 

At the end of the party, my husband told SJ that it would be a good idea for him to put all of the money into Leo's card box (he had collected about $5).  My husband said that SJ was fine with that and didn't complain a bit.  (I guess we are doing something right.)

They stopped for fast food on the way home and got some movies to watch.  SJ picked out Reel Steel, which he has wanted to watch for a long time.  When we returned from the tournament around 9:30 p.m., SJ was in his pajamas and having his snack. 

He told me all about the cup game and the grad party.  He said he had so much fun with his dad.  That was music to my ears!