Zoo Day and Time with Friends

Watching the Gorilla have lunch

Ashleigh and Rob drumming

Ashleigh in front of the lorikeets

Once Rob and the kids got to feeling better, we went to the Denver Zoo on Rob's last vacation day last week. It was fun and the weather was cool, but pleasant. We packed a picnic lunch and ate by the gorillas after they had been fed. I was a little bummed that Rob had spent half of his vacation sick and not feeling much up to doing anything, but was thankful that I didn't catch what he and the kids had. I planned some daytrips in lieu of the San Diego trip we originally had in mind, but decided it would be too long of a trip driving with two little ones and that we could save a lot of money by planning local trips and going camping. Good thing we didn't end up going! Between stomach bugs and the fact that the friends we were going out there to visit have already moved back here, it wouldn't have been a good trip. Here's the full story - pretty crazy what our friends are going through right now! (May 9th posting)

Some good news is Rob got an unexpected 1-week bonus right before our vacation, so we had fun going furniture shopping together on his vacation and found a dining room table we liked on Saturday that can seat 8 people. Our current table is kind of laughable when we host because it's the smallest, cheapest table that American Furniture carries. Made to seat 4 and we sometimes squeeze 8 around it. Looking forward to getting that at the end of this week. We had 8 people over for dinner on Saturday, two families from our old small group, and put the kids out outside on the deck and 6 of us, plus Ethan's highchair, were crammed around the table. It's fun, and we make it work, but we're definitely looking forward to having more room. We also had dinner last night in Northglenn with my good friend from Seattle, Ann, and her 4-yr old daughter who were in town visiting her family.

Ethan is finally big enough to graduate from the blow-up tub and to take baths in the big tub with his big sister. He absolutely adores her and loves taking baths together (plus it saves Mom lots of time too!) He can also go all the way upstairs now, but can't get down. He has yet to take that first step, but Ashleigh was 15 mo before that happened. I think with your first, you want them to grow up and do the next thing and look forward to it so much, but with your second, you almost hold them back wanting them to stay as they are and not change yet!

My kids LOVE bath time together!

Making waves