We had such a fun weekend when my oldest sister came in
town with her sweet kids for a visit! They came a couple of weekends ago and we
had such a fun time! They got in town
around 5:30 Friday night so it was fun that all the kids were awake and could
see each other before bedtime.
Saturday was an absolutely gorgeous day so we decided to
take advantage of the weather and go to the zoo. It was a headache trying to get there due to
other festivals going on in the area, but finally after parking in the medical
center and just walking to the south entrance we made it inside the zoo.
It was truly the perfect day and all the kids had so fun
seeing all the animals. It was the most
amount of one-on-one time my kids have had with Kristina’s kids (Gabriel, Grace
& Annie) so it was so sweet watching them bond and have such a blast
together. They all got to see the baby
giraffe and baby elephant that are new to the zoo too! All of the azalea bushes were in full bloom
and it was just gorgeous!
After a fun-filled day at the zoo, we headed back to the
house to relax for a bit. Then we headed
out to a yummy Mexican food dinner. The
next day we all went to Mass together and then went to brunch at a new place
near our house called “Another Broken Egg Café”. Oh my, was it good! It was such a treat to get to go to brunch
too because that’s not something we do very often.
The weekend was so great and we were so happy that
Kristina and the kids got to come down while Oscar was on call that
weekend. Gabriel, Grace & Annie were
so sweet with Joseph and Andrew and my boys just adored them! And it was wonderful
having some good time with Kristina to just talk and talk!
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| At the entrance to the zoo |
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| Joseph LOVED Grace! Even a few days ago he was saying "Me love my Gracie!" :) |
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| The kids checking out the giraffes |
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| Checking out the animals in the petting zoo area |
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| Andrew watching the ducks |
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| In the petting zoo - they had so fun brushing all the goats with the little brushes |
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| So brave! |
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| Andrew and Annie in the play area |
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| Me & Kristina in front of the azaleas |
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| Kristina ended up renting a little stroller cart because little Annie's legs were getting tired. So it became the most interesting attraction for them at the zoo - haha! And they insisted in riding in this style throughout the zoo the rest of the day. |
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| Little monkeys Joseph & Gabriel |
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| Before we headed out we stopped for a snowcone break |
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| Showing off his purple tongue |
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| At brunch the next morning - look at those chocolate milks...YUM |
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| At brunch |
