Nothing

Thats what I feel has happened over the past 2 weeks. A whole lot of nothing. I feel like I worked a lot and we didn't really do much. I did join a new local multiples group and we went to a pool party, but I didn't get any pictures there because both of us were in the pool with the kids. And honestly, do I really want to post pics of me in a bathing suit??? I don't think so. We did go to the zoo again this weekend in Toledo. We have to make the most of our pass that we bought. I think we have gotten our money's worth. We have gone to Toledo 3 or 4 times, Binder Park(Battle Creek), Potawatomi(South Bend) and Detroit Zoo. So I just decided to post a few random pics.

These 2 pics are just Rob and the kids having fun. Wrestling, flipping, just being rough. They love when he gets down on the floor with them to play.
At the zoo on the"choo choo", checking out the animals.

Elsie looking cute on the "choo choo", showing off her toothless grin.
We got an early birthday gift from Nana and Papa. A trailer for our wagon. We tested it at the zoo this weekend. It worked really well. We were able to carry the diaper bag and a cooler in it. We took our lunch with us and it was so much easier. I'm sometimes afraid to feed Elsie at places like the zoo because of her peanut allergy. So this way we are able to take our own lunch, and drinks.
Another view of the trailer. We got quite a few comments from people. They didn't actually talk to us, you would just hear a wife point it out to her husband and then he would say oh yeah, thats really cool.

Thank you Nana and Papa.
I'm not sure what Reid is doing in this picture, but I think that Elsie looks really cute, so I had to include this pic.

Binder Park Zoo

Ok, so I have been MIA for a couple of weeks. What can I say?? Its summer. We have been having fun. No time to be inside on the computer these days. We also decided to spend a week in SouthBend visiting with grandma and GG. Uncle Randy and Aunt RaRa(yes, that is Sarah for those of you who don't understand the toddler language) were home so we got to see them and Aunt JoAn and Christopher also came for a visit.

GG really wanted us all to make a trip to Battle Creek to go to the Binder Park Zoo. Grandma Nancy's cousin Greg is the director there so we were going to see him at the zoo and then visit with him and his wife Joanne afterwards. So we set out early(out of the door by 8am-very early for me and my kids)for Battle Creek. Everything was fine until about an hour into our trip when it got very dark out and started to rain. It was still raining when we finally arrived at the zoo about 1/2 hour late. But miraculously after talking to Greg for a bit in the offices, it stopped raining. We had a great day at the zoo.

This is us on the carousel. A new addition to the zoo. It was beautiful. Everyone really enjoyed the ride.

. Reid's reaction was one of excitement and fear, all mixed together. He loved it but was a little scared at the same time.
My favorite part of the whole zoo was feeding the giraffe's. I have never been to a zoo where you and just walk up and feed the animals like this. They were like dogs, just walking up to the edge of the exhibit to be petted and fed. A great experience for everyone. Reid was a little timid at first.
Elsie didn't care if they were bigger than her or not. She just wanted to keep feeding them.(you could buy biscuits to feed them)
She was willing to put her whole hand in their mouths. She didn't want to leave.
Here they are looking for something. I think there were monkeys in this exhibit.
Of course you can't go to the zoo and not pet and feed the goats.
And if all else fails, and nothing else is exciting to you, just play in a puddle.
Here are Reid , Elsie and Christopher on a dinosaur.

Hopefully I won't be slacking quite as much and post a little more. I won't make any promises. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer as much as we are.

We'll Miss You Max and Anna

So our good friends Dawn, Jon, Max and Anna have moved to NY state. We(especially me) are very sad that they are gone. For the past year and 1/2 we have spent time with them almost every week. I know that I can still talk to Dawn as much as I want and we can go visit them in NY sometime, but it still won't be the same.

We got together a couple of times before they left. This day we went to Funtastic(an indoor play area) to let the kids run around and play. Its hard to get pics of 4 kids when they are all running in different directions. This is Reid and Anna getting ready to jump.

Finally, all 4 kids in one shot.
I was attempting to get a picture of Dawn, Max and Anna. Max had other ideas.
We went back to our house for a snack.
Elsie and Max were doing a very good job of sharing.