Today was a pretty typical summer day for us in Madison. We woke up, web-cam chatted with Jason, went out to the garden to do a tiny bit of weeding (no friendly gardeners were at the compost this morning to listen to Ellie chat for 45 minutes straight like yesterday), came home and packed a lunch, and then biked to the zoo. Well, I biked, the kids rode in the bike trailer. Well, my electric bike biked, I pedaled a little, and the kids rode in the bike trailer. The zoo is pretty cool, because it is free and has a lot of fun animals. Well, entrance is free, but we MUST ride the carousel ($1 each) and feed the goats ($.75 each) each time we go.
Okay, maybe they don't look excited yet, but wait until they see all the awesome animals!
They are looking a little more lively, right? Ooh, wait until they feed the goats; Ellie was begging to do that since we arrived at the zoo.
Hmm, Rowan is starting to smile a little, let's try eating lunch, maybe they just need a reboost of energy. Some turkey and ranch sandwiches, carrots, strawberries, and string cheese should help.
Now, the carousel. Nothing could be more fun than the carousel!!
See Rowan's death grip on the pole?
Seriously, they had a great time, even if it may not look like it. After the zoo, we came home and took a rest. Which meant Ellie watched a movie, Rowan scooted his cars and blocks across the floor, and I played on the computer. Then, it was pedicure time.
While Daddy is away, the girls will play.
(Don't worry, Rowan begged for and received a light coat of sparkly toes too)
And for the next two pictures, Ellie decided she wanted to be the photographer. So, here is a great picture of Rowan and me:
This one might be a good one if it wasn't so blurry:
6 comments:
my favorite picture is the first one...the 3 monkeys! What a fun day! And...if all goes well as planned, they will sleep in late tomorrow morning cuz they are all worn out! I think it's funny that there are no smiles!
Love you,
Mom
Sorry, but I think I still won. :) That's cool that you still use your bike even though you have a car now. And I'm so jealous that you have a free zoo. I wish we had anything free other than Burger King playground which still makes me feel obligated to buy food. And I love the lack of smiles, but I'm sure there were a lot not caught on camera. Did you do the pedicures and manicures? We've been trying to teach Bryson that boys don't wear nail polish because he wants his toes to look like mine and Ashlyn's. (Okay, I just realized I wrote a whole blog post as a comment, but I really liked this blog and have a lot to say). :)
Your zoo looks like a lot of fun! I really like the nails too, they're cute. And Tara says boys don't wear nail polish, but I do remember a time where we painted Zane's toenails and he forgot about it and showed all the guys in the locker room his beautiful feet! I'm glad Rowan got some too, at least for now when he can't get made fun of for it at school yet.
Ellie and Rowan are so big, it's been almost a year since I've seen them! That makes me sad.
~Nichole
Ha Ha!! That's funny because when I tell Bryson to look at Daddy's feet because he doesn't wear nail polish either, I always mumble, "Well, not today at least" and Zane always tells me to be quiet. :) And I thought about that when I wrote my comment. :)
FUN!! Glad you all are doing well and keeping busy while Jason is gone. =)
The zoo looked liked so much fun! I wish we had a zoo close to us. It was funny that they didn't smile in any of the pictures, but I'm sure they had so much fun!!
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