Tailgate Picnics

So-called "Tailgate Picnics" have become a regular part of the routine for the boys and me. The seats in the way back of my van are laid down, so it makes the perfect, flat spot for the three of us to sit and picnic without having to worry about the bees or the heat or the nasty grass outside.

Tailgate Picnics were invented one day when we went to the Cherrydale Chick-fil-A. It was our first day back after it'd been closed for renovations, and the boys were very excited to revisit the playground.

What we didn't know was that the renovation had been to REMOVE the playground, which, to this day, makes ZERO sense to me, but whatever. Trying to quickly come up with something else for them to be excited about, I suggested a "tailgate picnic."

Thus was born our terrific tradition.

We have these about once a week - most often in the shady spot behind Jeremy's office. The boys love them, and so do I.

I don't have much else to say about these - except that I know the boys will soon be too big to fit in the way back of my minivan, and when they are, I'll want to remember the time when they were not.

So there you have it.