Washing various body parts clean of Crayola Washable (Thank Goodness!) Markers
Changing poopy diapers (I think Zac has decided it's easier to go three times in one hour...)
Spot mopping the tile floor and walls of chocolate milk, Capri Sun, or juice (This happens at least 3 times daily.)
Answering the question, "Mom, is it sree-sirty yet?" 3:30 is when Wild Kratts is on TV. I really wish it was on much earlier so I could possibly answer this question only once.
Filling sippy cups with beverage of choice (Zac chugs his down in about 20 seconds flat and wants more.)
Zooming the computer screen in and out for Gage because he has screwed it up and can't play his game.
Wiping Gage's bum. Luckily, this usually is only once a day.
Wiping down table and chairs and sometimes tile floor because there is the aforementioned Crayola Markers all over them.
Adjusting the Wii sensor.
Telling Gage over and over it's time to turn the TV off and do something else that does not include any video games or computer games.
Fixing the blankets we have over the couch so the aforementioned chocolate milk, Capri Sun and juice will not make a mess of the microfiber.
Yelling at Gage because he has made his brother cry yet again by taking something from him.
Luckily, these days are also filled with lots of snuggling, hugs and kisses and telling each other, "I love you."
But sometimes, most times, I wish my husband came home from work a lot earlier!
Today, to break the monotony, we decided to go on a little family outing kind of as an "end of summer" adventure since Gage starts preschool Monday. Weird. I am excited but scared for him. He is great at communicating with adults, but not so comfortable associating with kids his age. He is so excited because the preschool we chose is dinosaur-themed for the whole year! Couldn't have found a better fit!
Anyway, we went to Hogle Zoo. Next week is the end of "Zoorassic Park", so we knew Gage would be devastated if we missed it. They had robotic dinosaurs all over the zoo and they were life-sized. It was really hot, not too crowded, and really fun! Here are a few of my favorite pics from the day: (Notice Gage's bright yellow shirt-it is his preschool shirt his teacher gave him at the Open House, he couldn't wait until Monday to wear it!)
Baby Zuri and her Mama
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| Zac was a little worried by the large metal elephant that made loud noises, this is him backing away from it! |
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| Yee-Ha! |
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| This Macaw kept saying, "Hello, Hello!" |
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| Ryan glaring at me... Geez! |
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| T-Rex glaring at me... Which one is scarier? Ha! |
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| This lemur was literally screaming at her kids, we could hear her through the glass! She reminded me of myself and I was suddenly grateful for the half acre separating me from my nearest neighbors! |
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| Zac loves kitties! |
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| That is not sunburn-Gage's face turns bright red when he runs around. Over-Exertion Syndrome! :) |
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| Zac loved splashing in the puddles from the misters! |
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| My favorite picture of the day! |
Needless to say, the boys were in heaven! Ryan and I had fun too! Nothing like a fun day to create some good memories! Now if you ask Zac about the zoo, be makes monkey noises!
Until next time...
