Moosewood or bust

Today we made to the Moosewood restaurant in Ithaca, finally. I have been cooking tasty vegetarian treats from their cookbook for years and while the restaurant is only an hour from here it has taken us far too long to get there. Bright did great in the car on the way there with me sitting in the back with him. Makes me a bit car sick in the back though. It was a bajillion times colder and windier there than we had planned on and ended up buying Bright some new kicks just to keep his feet warm enough- we had left his in the car figuring he wouldn't be out walking around and his socks just weren't cutting it. Now he has 4 pairs of shoes that he will wear. Yahoo for the minor accomplishments. So we arrived about an hour before the place opened and used that time to walk around the Ithaca Commons which reminded us of Eugene. Ithaca is the home of Cornell University and so as a college town there were a lot of boutique shops and tasty eateries there to tempt us. Bright was a total champ in the moderately fancy restaurant. We dined on Mushroom- Leek Gruyere Frittata on whole wheat Phyllo dough and a stew that Andy can't remember the name of now. Bright had some great bread from there, grated cheese, and his food from home. Thankfully there was no sippy cup throwing, food spittage, or meltdowns. Hot dog!! He fell asleep in the car midway through a story book holding Andy's hand. Bright has become such a snuggler as of late. He loves to dive into you and give hugs with pats on the back and full open mouth kisses. Yesterday was the first day that he said Mama and had any meaning to it. Darn near brought tears to my eyes after all these months of him calling Andy Dada. All in all I would rate today a 10!