I literally woke up one morning and said, "Let's forget the to-do list and go to the zoo!" And they rejoiced! :)
Waiting for the penguin feeding.(She offered to carry our lunch in her backpack, even mentioning that she could do it if I carried our water bottles. Sweet girl!)
"Mommy, take photo of ME!!!"
Train selfie
Amelia chose the red pandas to have our lunch with. They gave us the best show I've ever seen - wrestling with each other, climbing all over their branches and eating bamboo. Kids were thrilled.
The zoo had all kinds of winter construction going on, so we spent a decent amount of time watching diggers and cranes too.
A little carousel treat before leaving
We met some friends at a park one morning and into the afternoon. When the kids wanted a break from playing, they started pulling dried grass from the neighboring field and making a nest.
Even lunch outside on the deck!
There was a fireman/fire truck demonstration at Amelia's school and one of her teachers noted that Amelia was pretty afraid of the fireman in his mask/helmet. Since Patrick has his own respirator for work, he brought it home one evening so the kids could touch/play with it and get more comfortable. First he put it on and they definitely weren't getting close.
Then he started teaching them about the different parts and let them help him attach the cartridges.
Neither one fully put it on but they did smell it (plastic!) and hold it and looked through the prescription glasses inside.
Helping Daddy get a tight fit.
He smelled and touched it at the very end.
I found this photo and video on Patrick's phone from our church fall festival.
Donut done.
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