Last Friday, we were pretty busy as a family. Bob was in a one night soccer tournament that just happened to be at the same time as a birthday party that SJ was invited to. SJ was so excited about going to this party. It is not as if he never gets invited to parties, but our mailbox isn't overflowing with invitations.
He had been talking about going to the party for days. On Thursday, SJ told me he couldn't wait to go to the party. "Really?" I asked him. "I can't wait to go to the party and see all my friends," he said. I had to turn my face to wipe the tears that were rolling down my cheeks. It was so nice to see him looking forward to hanging out with friends.
So I was in a little of a pickle. Bob really wanted all of us to go to his tournament, but I didn't want SJ to miss the party. Since Bob was going to be playing a few games, we decided to split up. I took Bob to the tournament. My parents came to watch Bob play the first two games.
In the meantime, SJ was enjoying Sammy's party bowling, playing laser tag and playing video games. The party ended 30 minutes before Bob's last game. My husband and SJ drove to the tournament to see Bob play. SJ was very whiny about coming to the soccer game, but I reminded him that it meant a lot to Bob that he was there. "I know, I know. This is brother time," he said. It wasn't technically brother time, but in a way it was.
I got SJ some snacks to melt his frosty mood. It did the trick. He watched Bob play his last game. Bob's team won their last game, but they didn't make the championship. Bob seemed very happy that we were all there to support him. We congratulated him and we split up again for the drive home.
I was glad that each of the boys got to do something really fun tonight. I was also glad that we were able to support each other as a family.
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