Oskar and My Big Adventure

This past weekend Oskar and I went up to Timber cove for the night... just the two of us. It would mark our first night of just the two of us since Alva was born and our first time traveling solo together. I would be lying if I didn’t say the weekend started off with mixed emotions, but it ended with some really big moments of love, snuggles and laughter.

The original plan was to all head up to Timber Cove on Saturday morning, spend the night and then have our new chair delivered Sunday morning.

Unfortunately Friday night Alva started showing the signs of a cranky teething toddler and didn’t get a good night’s sleep. Add to that equation the fact that she now pukes every time we drive more than 20 minutes and the two hour drive Saturday morning seemed like cruel and unusual punishment. But we had the chair scheduled for delivery and Oskar was adamant that he was going; so Oskar, with hesitation from Martin and I, decided that Oskar and I would held up alone for the night! It was going to be a mother son adventure.

Oskar, so excited for the trip, packed his own bag Friday night. And upon inspection by me Saturday morning he actually packed most of the items needed in his backpack. A pair of pajamas was all that was missing. It was the first indication that traveling with an almost four year old might be a little easier than I had originally expected and hopefully an indication of things to come when Alva gets a little older. I packed a change of clothes for me, some Mac and cheese for dinner and instant oatmeal for breakie and we were off!

We got up there around 3 and by 3:30 Oskar had the new marble set out of the box and was in the process of setting it up. For the next four hours, I spent the time between doing stuff around the house (fixing the sink, putting together our new table, installing the bedroom door handle and hanging the curtains) and playing with Oskar while Oskar primarily played with the marbles and took breaks to assist me in my tasks (such as holding the flashlight under the sink, handing me the leveler for the curtains, and trying to pick the lock on the bedroom door after I accidentally closed the door while installing the handle... locking me inside the bedroom with Oskar on the other side... in the woods, in the dark, with no one else around and with no cell service and no way out....it took 20 minutes to get out and caused me nearly a panic attack, but Oskar was calm and collected the whole time while we tried to figure out a way how to open the door without a handle).

After breaking free from the bedroom, Oskar and I enjoyed the rest of the quiet night together and snuggled in bed that night (that is, if snuggling means Oskar sleeping with his foot in my back and laying parallel with the headboard). The next day was spent playing inside with the marbles and outside with the trucks. And after a delivery Snafu from West Elm we got on the road around 11 without having the chair delivered. But leaving when we did allowed us to stop at In N Out burger on our way home for a mama son lunch date to round out the fun adventure.

It was such a fun 24 hours... Oskar is truly such a cool, genuine and thoughtful guy. And without any distractions, fighting for attention or need to share toys, he was able to cut loose and just be himself.