Quick, before I get Sidetrack'd

Today is day four of an unusual week for us. Both of my friends who we usually hang out with during the day are unavailable this week (one due to vacation, the other due to VBS). On a normal week we would get together with one or both of those friends two or three times, but this week we’re all on our own.

We’ve had a pretty good week, just the three of us. We’ve played inside and outside. We’ve ridden bikes, played with the water table, played with the water hose. The kids have laughed, cried, wrestled, played nicely, and fought. You know, average days with a preschooler and a toddler.

Monday and Tuesday we stayed home all day.

Yesterday, Little was getting a little stir-crazy, so I asked what she wanted to do and she chose the zoo. I was afraid we would get rained on, but we ended up having a lovely morning (albeit very cloudy and hot). We wandered around looking at the animals for about two and a half hours.

We saw most of the animals we like to see – pandas, polar bears, zebras, giraffes, penguins – everything except the hippos and meerkats which were off exhibit when we went by. We even made it to the sea lion show where Little got to see the sea lions blow bubbles, throw frisbee, and play ball.

It was a nice leisurely morning and I think both of the kids really enjoyed it. I know Little did, she always does, but Boo is getting big enough to really get into the animals now, too. He got really excited and pointed and squealed when one of the animals he could see was moving around. So cute.

Little wanted to go to the park today, but it rained some this morning (and looks like it could again at any minute) so everything was wet. We’ll be hanging out at home again today.

Next week we’ll go back to our usual play dates, and Little and I will both be happy to visit with our friends again. But I have to say, I’ve kind of enjoyed our quiet week this week.