Fun At The Zoo
Nicole slept in a bit. So daddy and Justin went to Starbucks. Nicole and I made eggs and pancakes together. She was so excited when I let her beat the eggs. So fun to just see the expressions on their faces. We played at home for a while this morning. Dad decided to finish the primer on the fence, at least one coat, hoping the guy will charge us less. While he did that the kiddos and I used food coloring. The kiddos dropped it in the water and loved watching it change the colors. We had fun. Then we went outside and did bubbles. By this time daddy was done and the kids wanted to go in their swings. We decided to pack a lunch and head to the Santa Ana Zoo. We had a great time as a family. First we rode the train together. Justin wanted to do it again. The zoo has a new carousal. Of course Justin found an ostrich to ride. There was no bunny for Nicole so she opted for the giraffe. Then we found out the giraffe was the only animal that didn’t go up and down. So she traded for a horsey. We went over to the farm area and the kids fed goats. Nicole loved it and Justin was more into the water. We went and had lunch and the kiddos played on the play structure a bit. Then we went over to the maze. The kids had so much fun in this maze. They wanted to do it again and again. They also wanted to go by themselves. We had fun watching their little feet and we could tell when they got into a dead end. We walked to see the monkeys and the rest of the zoo. It was a great family day. Justin fell asleep on the way home but it took Nicole a bit longer to fall asleep. After yesterday with no nap, we wanted to make sure they got a nap. We just played at home the rest of the afternoon. Nicole put stuffed animals in her bed, lined them up on her pillow laying down. And she gave them books to read (thats what we used to do when the kids took a nap). The kids washed their trikes. Justin just loves the hose so much. I tried to get some gardening done-finish the side hedges. The kids played in the garage a bit and on the greenbelt. Daddy played soccer with them while I cooked dinner. After dinner we went for a walk. We went on the path to find bunnies. We brought some lettuce and carrots and this one bunny loved it. It was so cute. On the way home the kids were a little nutty. We did 1-2-3 up with both of them at the same time. We went by this house with lantern lights that kind of hang, all of a sudden the kiddos are holding the lanterns. It was so funny. Dad took apart the cribs tonight, kind of sad but exciting too. We read a ton of books and didn’t get downstairs till 9:00. I still hear Nicole making lots of noises.