Just wanted to let everyone ( probably two or three of you) that check regularly, that my computer is having problems. Something about the inner workings of it. Therefore, I will not be posting until it gets fixed. Hope I won’t be gone too long.
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Okay, that title might be an exaggeration. It rained here for about 20 minutes this morning. It was wonderful to see the rain coming down though. Beka and Jared wanted to go out on the porch and feel the rain. But, of course, my children could not stop at just staying on the porch. 
So, what does Mommy do? She grabs the camera and gets a picture of their rain dance.
The children have been playing in the pool in the backyard lately. They have such fun in the water. A plus for Mommy is that they play really nicely together in it too. I am always pleased when they can share a space without fighting.
Beka enjoys splashing and jumping into the pool. Jared just likes sitting in the pool and being there
My mother was kind enough to get our family one of the items on our Christmas list last year: A year pass to the zoo. We use it quite often, and it has already paid for itself many times over. The Peoria zoo is fairly small and can be walked through in about an hour if you’re going a leisurely pace. We’re down to about 30-45 minutes since we already know what we want to visit and have read all the little signs before.
Jared liked touching the billy goat’s horns.
The zoo was nice enough to provide a dispenser of hand sanitizer, so we all got our squirt and moved on to the camels. The camels were busy chewing on the orange treat that their keeper had just given them. They looked quite appreciative. After that, we headed down and around to the lions. The lions are quite fat and lazy at the peoria zoo, but you get to be a lot closer than many other zoos.
Another kid favorite is the three sea lions.
The last stop was special because daddy came with to the zoo this time since it was a weekend visit. Mommy is always too scared to go into the bat cave.
God gave little girls wonderfully large, creative, sharp brains. I think he may have lost a bit of interest in the design when he gave them the bladder of a flea. Beka went potty before we left for tumbling class. We tried to go again right before class … and nada. Right in the middle of the class, she raised her hand so she could tell her teacher, “Did you know that Jesus made this whole world all by himself?” After class, I implored her to try the potty again, but no dice.
On the way home, we stopped at the Culver’s drive through. They’re on my good list by the way. I was asked if I wanted each and every item on my burger as well asked if I wanted ice in my soda and salt packets for my fries. Yes, SALT PACKETS!!! I can’t remember the last time that has happened. Anyway, we’re sitting there waiting to get our food and guess who starts doing the wiggle dance in her seat.
I get the food and head for home. As we’re waiting at a red light, a funeral procession comes through. Meanwhile, my daughter is still doing the seated mamba. Now comes the moral dilemma. Do I stay behind the funeral procession and show respect the dead, or do I pass them in the left lane and show respect to my car. Thinking that I don’t want to be driving to work for the next 6 months inside a port-o-john ford car, I choose to pass. The dead can wait, my daughter can’t.
I took the children to visit their grandparents over the last couple of days. It was a time full of playgrounds, walks, special treats, and lots of swinging. It was really nice to catch up with what everyone is doing. We were only gone for a couple of days, but we managed to see everyone. The kids even got to go to one of their favorite places. It is an indoor playgroundwith slides, ziplines, and tunnels. Beka and Jared just love to play there and Mommy likes it because they are exhausted afterwards. Thanks to everyone for spending time with us.
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Today was a busy day for us. The whole family went with Beka to tumbling class. Beka did great, but Jared had a hard time staying still. I took him into the next room so he could show me his tricks. Afterward, we ate lunch at Culvers. Jared really enjoys the custard there.
After nap, we all went to where I work for Family Day. They had a slide and a bouncy thing that the kids enjoyed.
After that, we visited my desk. Jared decided that I just wasn’t efficient enough, so he jotted down a few notes for me to look at come Monday.
After that, we all had frozen treats in the cafeteria. For some reason, Daddy’s was the tastiest.
After one more trip down the slide, we snapped a photo in front of the flowers before heading home.
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Today the kids and I decided to be explorers. I took them to a nearby park that is huge. Instead of playing at the playground, we started walking and exploring. We walked over bridges and saw the creek. We visited a small house that was reminiscent of Chinese architecture. Explorer Beka pointed out leaves and discovered a water fountain. Explorer Jared found sticks and birds. We walked through the “jungle” (a path through the trees). They had an incredible time and learned alot about nature too.
Then when we arrived home there were some police officers in the neighborhood. So we went down and I explained how police officers help us. We had the opportunity to look inside the car. The officers were very nice and talked to Beka and Jared. I think it is really good for them not to be scared of the police. I want Beka and Jared to feel comfortable talking to law enforcement in case they ever need help.
So it was a morning full of adventure.
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I am sitting here eating a bowl of chocolate chip ice cream and reflecting over our long weekend. Thinking back over it, I realize we didn’t do alot but we had really relaxing fun family time.
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Andrew had a softball game last night. I think it was the third or fourth one of the season. No, I don’t exactly know which one it was nor do I exactly know if they won or lost. I usually don’t even know if he is playing on the home team or the visiting team so that I could glance at the scoreboard evey now and then and at least look like I had paid attention. Now you may ask why I go to the games if I know absolutely nothing about what went on at said game. It isn’t as though I am thoroughly uninterested in how Andrew plays. It is that while the game is being played I am watching two hooligans who can’t stand still long enough for mommy to watch the game. Fortunately, Andrew is very understanding and lets me know if he played well or not and who won the game.
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