Another Zoo!!

Yesterday we were able to go to another zoo!! Sydney and I tagged along with Ryan to Evansville, IN. The Mesker Zoo there was very cool. Thanks to our Louisville Zoo membership, it was also free! :o) It was a workout, though. It was very hilly & with a stroller that = burning calories! Yay!

Sydney's favorite part of the Zoo was the bobos or monkeys. In Go, Diego, Go (her favorite show at the moment), there are 2 bobos that are "silly monkeys". Anyway, as soon as she saw the monkeys she started giggling and saying "bobos, bobos!" It was very cute & cool that she connected the two separate things! In this picture, she's pointing to the monkeys.

After the zoo we headed to Target. I don't go there very often because it's just not as much fun with a toddler who would much rather be running around than in a cart. She's good, don't get me wrong. Her time of willingness to sit in the cart usually runs out before I'm finished shopping. For me, Target is a place to take your time. Wal-Mart...I want in and out as fast as I can! Anyway, we were on a hunt for shorts. It ended up being much hotter than I thought it was going to be! Anyway, with an OK from the hubby, we headed on a hunt to find us cooler clothes.

After Target, we searched for a good park, but did not find one. We settled on the mall. I walked from end to end & then decided that the kids play area was a much better idea. After a while of playing, we decided to get some dinner. Thankfully for everyone, after dinner, Ryan was done. We were all exhausted and ready to head home. We left the house at 8:15 AM and returned at 9:20 PM. LONG day for all!! It was a ton of fun, though! Sydney was so much fun to play with and we both really enjoyed the day together. Thanks, Babe for letting us tag along!! Love you!

I haven't been blogging because there really hasn't been anything to blog about. We had a GREAT weekend last weekend. Ryan worked his butt off Monday-Thursday & was given Friday off because of it! We had a 4 day weekend. Friday we went to a huge flea market in Louisville. Saturday we spent some time working on our apartment--made progress! Sunday we went to church & I returned a few items at various stores that didn't fit/work while Ryan worked on his paper. Monday we decided to really play and went to the Louisville Zoo. It was H-O-T!!! But we still had a lot of fun..."we" being Ryan and me. Sydney slept through 3/4 of the zoo! She had fun while she was awake though.

While Sydney was awake at the zoo, she ended up making herself an exhibit. I looked up from the all white alligator to see that Sydney had drawn a crowd around her. Trying to figure out what she had done & why everyone was giggling (at this moment I began to feel my stomach creep up into my throat!), I looked down at her face. She was grinning! She had been looking at a family nearby and just grinning & grinning! At one time, she was smiling so big that she shut her eyes. I wish I could have gotten a picture of it. It was cute & embarrassing at the same time! Ah, we very well could possibly have our hands full with her in a few years! I'm just thankful that she's a happy child.

Hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend as much as we did! We actually got to sleep in our own beds on the weekend for a change! (Don't get me wrong, I love being in Paducah! I also love my bed!) ;-)