More Catching Up...

Now let's talk about Labor Day. We took our first trip to the Zoo! It was so fun. I hadn't been to the zoo since I was 17 and I went in Ohio with my sister and her 2-year-old, and Jeremy didn't think he'd been since he was 12 or something. So it was time! We hoped Eli would really like all the animals, but he didn't get too into it. He was an angel the whole day and enjoyed looking around at everything, but he didn't really grasp the whole concept. :) Maybe next time...

So we got up that morning and I made a big breakfast (a first in a looong time; I felt so good that day!) and then we headed out around 9:30. The high that day was only about 70 degrees, so it was nice and cool in the morning. We got there a little before 10 and started our way around the zoo. We saw all sorts of things - monkeys, apes, elephants, giraffes, tigers, wolves, rhinos, snakes, a snow leopard, kangaroos, birds, camels, and so on. I must say after seeing lots of those animals on a safari in Africa, something about the zoo just isn't quite as cool. BUT, being there with your husband and child makes it so so worth it. We all had a great time.

It was funny when we got to the elephants; we were pointing to the big elephant, trying to show Eli and he just didn't see a thing. He started pointing at a bird on the ground, but totally didn't see the giant elephant. It was awesome. The elephant was just kind of standing around, so he probably just looked like a giant boulder to him. :) The same thing happened when we saw the tigers. He pointed to a big scratched up ball in with the tiger, but wasn't interested in the 4 tigers walking around. Oh well. However, we did get a closer look at one of the tigers on our way up to another section of the zoo, and he pointed and stared at him for awhile that time.

The pictures I took didn't turn out very well, but I'm putting them up anyway. Oh well.

We ended up staying at the zoo for about 2 hours. Like I said, Eli was a champ. There was so much to look at - whether or not he looked at the animals :) - that he was thoroughly entertained. Then we came home and he took a 3 hour nap! Definitely worth the trip. Jeremy and I got a nice nap too (hooray!) and then we had some friends over that night for family night and games. It was a great holiday!

Then last weekend we went to the Greek Festival with some friends, but I forgot my camera. Lame. We enjoyed eating some delicious gyros, pastitsio, spanakopita, and Greek salad. Mmm mmm. And that's about it! We don't have anything major planned this weekend, but on Wednesday, Jeremy's parents are coming to visit! We're so excited. We don't see them all that often, so it will nice to have some quality time with them. (And for them to have quality time with Eli - we know that's why parents really come :) So that's what's coming up! I think I'm just about caught up now. Woohoo!