lesson learned?

Ruby shouldn't eat ANYTHING unless she's strapped into a chair at a table.

I'm not sure why I have such a hard time learning this lesson. I still keep handing her bananas, crackers and other food and letting her walk around the house with them. Since she happens to be the messiest little girl on the planet, it always happens that said food ends up all over her face, shirt, and hands. Oh, and often on furniture, the floor and almost always on her "baby" (her filthy doll in the picture). This picture was taken on the way home from the zoo in Sarah's car. We decided to give the kids chocolate shakes for the ride home. Yep..... bad. idea.

trip to the zoo

We took another trip to Potawatomi Zoo this week, this time with Sarah, Livi, and Alex. The kids had a great time and loved all the animals. Jack and Olivia saw it as their job to navigate with the zoo map.
It wasn't very busy, which makes it a little more fun. We were wishing that more of the exhibits were open. The Australian Walk-a-bout was closed, so we didn't get to walk through the kangaroos and wallabies. The huge monkey exhibit was closed, too. We also didn't feel like paying for the Butterfly house.
Sarah and I left there feeling a little like we missed all of the most special parts of the Potawatomi Zoo, but of course the kids didn't even notice. They were happy that they were able to pet goats, watch the cheetahs play, and see the lions take a nap.

July Fourth Celebration

camping trip