Zoo Day

We've had the stomach bug floating around our house this past week. We're pretty sure everyone is well now and decided to go to the zoo today in order to celebrate and get out in the fresh (sometimes stinky) air. We saw lots of animals and had a great time.

Jack was the keeper of the map today. He would pull it out and tell us where to go next.

Marshall took Jack and Anna to ride the train . . .

while Sam watched from the sidelines enjoying some puffs.

Waving at Daddy and Sam.

Eventually we rode the tram over to the Botanical Gardens and enjoyed our picnic lunch.

Sam was just excited to get out of the stroller!

She's posing, not throwing a fit.

On our way out, we plunked the kids down on a bench and tried to get just one good picture.

Once we realized the bench wasn't going to work, we tried to change it up and put them on the ground. Sam just crawled away!

Anna tried to bring him back, but at that point, we knew it was hopeless.

We had a fun day!

My Fashionista

This is what my girl insisted on wearing today . . .

Is it obvious that she's really into the color pink?

Elmm, ma, ma, P (also known as "L M N O P")

Tidbits

All the kids are sick and Jack has literally watched tv all morning because he doesn't feel like doing anything else. This conversation happened about an hour after we turned it off . . .
Jack: Can I watch tv?
Me: Not now, maybe after your nap.
Jack: But I'm gonna be exhausted if I don't watch tv right now! I need to watch tv!

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We were talking about a friend's older brother . . .

Jack: I wish I was 5 like Peter. But one day I will be 5 and then I will be 6, and then 7, and then 8, and 9, and 10, and 11. And when I get to be 12, I'm gonna be a hero!

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We've really been dealing with the kids hitting each other lately . . .
Anna: Jack's not sharing. Can I hit him?
(Well at least she asked first! Does that mean we're making progress?)

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We were talking about how Granny's leg is "hurt" and she's having trouble walking . . .
Jack: Ninny can't walk?
Me: It's hard for her to walk right now because her leg is hurt.
Jack: Well, she'll just have to crawl then!
(I don't think they are working on that in PT.)

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Jack: Ooooh! I'm too sick to walk.
(And then he crawled everywhere he needed to go for the next 15 minutes.)

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That's all the funnies I can think of now. I keep saying I'm going to write them down but then I never get around to it.

In other not-so-funny news, all 3 kids have the stomach virus today, and on top of that, Anna has hives. But the sun is shining and all the windows are open, so we're either shooing the germs out, or bringing more in. Only time will tell.

Swings

It's such a beautiful day today that Sam enjoyed swinging while the other kids napped this afternoon.

Then I sat him on my swing and tried to take a couple pictures, but he discovered my phone on the seat next to him . . .

and proceeded to eat it!

Typical Saturday

Saturdays are the days we just hang around the house. Marshall works, and there's no way I'm taking 3 kids out in public when the rest of the world is off work and out and about. Here's a little glimpse into what we do on a typical Saturday.

Just a little disclaimer: Some of us pick out our own clothes, and some of us just stay in our jammies!

Some of us fix a house . . .

some of us play doll house . . .

and some of us just stand around looking cute!

Update

There may be a few of you who don't know this yet, so I will share with the blog world that my mama had a small stroke Saturday morning. She spent four days in the hospital and is currently at an inpatient rehab facility for a couple weeks. Thankfully the only things that seem to be affected by the stroke are her left arm and leg. At this point she is ready to receive some intense therapy to help gain strength in her arm and get her leg moving again. We've received so many kind words and prayers and we appreciate them more than you can know. Please keep them coming! This Mama/Granny/Ninny is ready to have her hands full again!