a day of celebration

yesterday michael successfully completed his first block exams of his 4th semester. he has worked tirelessly since the start of the semester, getting 4 hours of sleep a night and walking around reciting new medical terms that i often mistake for the start of conversation. when blocks come around there is a lot of stress the weekend before, sending ezra and i outdoors to give michael less distractions at home. then the day of blocks we wake up in anticipation to spend the rest of the day together always in hopes of celebrating passing scores. when ezra woke up, i told him it was a special day because when daddy comes home he won't have to study and we can play together. he said, "i think i need some presents." i said, "well daddy will be your present. his presence is our present!" and then he said, "just tell daddy and he'll say yes, of course!" and of course he did. we started our day together at our favorite health food restaurant Top Carrot.

here was my view from my corner seat

michael kept checking the internet for his scores. i've learned to completely accept this and not expect him to be fully 'present' on these together days. med school is a roller coaster of stress and relief. ezra ate around his chocolate chip cookie and was quite content to just have the 3 of us together and so was i.

we had to make a stop for ezra's powdered milk at a french pharmacy. it was time to get the september issue of 'papoum' - a sweet little monthly french publication for kids that helps me and ezra learn french. we had intended to get a boogie board afterward in marigot for ezra, but the parking was scarce and it was time to get back home. so, this was his present.

when we got home it was time to plant our chia seeds in a name plant for ezra. he shot these 3 pictures of me laying the seeds down and our reflection of us on the balcony.

then our day wasn't over until i made a batch of these delicious raw peanut butter chocolate chip cookies from love veggies yoga. these are so yummy. i make them once a week and always have to eat a spoonful before i put them in the fridge. doesn't this look so delicious? you should go make some now, because they only take a few minutes to make. i am so glad i never have the need to bake cookies anymore loaded with sugar and white flour. these totally satisfy that sweet craving without being bad for you.