The Days are just packed

whith so much fun!

Animals
Today the kids and I enjoyed lunch at a local church for the Lion's club fish fry. We had just enough time for naps before we left for dinner and an evening at the zoo. It was a little too crowded there tonight for me, but the kids loved it and it's a treat seeing the zoo through their eyes. For Noah, the zoo is always fun even though he's seen everything many many times before. But for Bronwen, everything was new. Because she is so young, she cannot remember anything from last year.
The white tiger was sleeping close to the glass and Bronwen could not keep her eyes off of him. She had never been so close before. She was also in awe watching Mr. Peacock and his little hen of a wife strut their stuff in the bunnies' pen. It was pretty neat to see him showing off to the crowd. The birds got a little rough picking on the rabbits though and a zookeeper chased the peacocks away.

Backyard Blues
After we got home and got everyone under the age of 6 to bed, I went out with mom to a friend's backyard party. Josh was wonderful for staying home with the kids so I could go enjoy the music. Blues band, Junior and the Igniters played on a stage in the Fry's beautifully landscaped backyard. There were little tables with umbrellas set up among the flower beds and in the driveway. I haven't had such an experience since Jayme's wedding reception in mom and dad's gardens.

It was a great way to unwind from such a busy day.

An Atoll . . . And the fun continues all weekend! Tomorrow we have a cookout to welcome my cousin Tony and his wife Lori from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall islands where he's been living for the last two years. (Ha! try to diagram that sentence!!)

THE BEACH! And Sunday, after church, we're off to the beach in St. Joe MI to celebrate summer and my birthday.