The Zoo

I have lots of things to "catch up" on (memorial day, fathers day, camping, boating, etc, etc) but since it is fresh on my mind I wanted to tell you about our trip to the zoo yesterday. Wendy, Heather, and I took all of the boys to the zoo 1) because the zoo is fun 2) because at least 2 of the 4 boys are completely obsessed with dinosaurs (my child being one of the two) and they have a dinosaur exhibit until July. And, all 4 ended up loving the dinosaur part so I'm glad we all went. It actually was pretty cool...cool as in awesome... as well as cool as in shaded so the mommas liked it too :)

Bishop still loved the seals but this time he also liked the snakes/alligators/turtles, the aquarium,and the Pandas. And, of course, he loved the dinosaur exhibit.

In the words of Jonah "They made us in dinosaur times"

The "scared" pic....one of the kids isn't even pretending to be scared. Can you guess which one? :)

He was sort of traumatized for a moment. After standing in front of the green screen and everyone screaming "Look at the pink piece of paper and pretend to be scared!" over and over he actually did get scared! And, in case you were wondering why Cole has on an adult jacket, it is not because he was cold when it was 92 degrees out nor was he wearing a costume (questions I have been asked already)...it was a green screen and he was wearing a green shirt. 

Cheese 

Pandas are so cool

He was really into the reptiles..such a boy!

Heather said "Let's go see the komodo dragon" and when we got there he said "It's a comodEE, a comodEE, a comodEE....snake" Guess it didn't look like a dragon to him :)

"Uh oh, where seals go?"

And as we were walking by to go see the Panda bears, I spotted the old zoo entrance that I had seen in photos of myself as a kid and decided to snap one of him quickly. VERY quickly.  Number - I didn't have my camera (STILL!!) and Number 2- everyone else had already walked ahead and he was ready to go see the animals with them. Nevertheless, I am glad I did take one just to have.  

My Mom, 1959

Me, 1984

My B, 2012

There are so many things to see that it is nearly impossible to do EVERYTHING in one day. Last time we didn't make it to the aquarium or snakes. This time we left out the African animals and the playground. Both times were a lot of fun.  It really is a nice zoo and it makes for a fun day! 

It also makes for a TIRING day!

Destin 2012

We normally do our annual vacation with the Warringtons in the fall, BUT since JJ will be welcoming her baby girl in September or October, we decided to go in the late spring/summer this time. It was still an ok time to go...the rates weren't crazy high (not nearly as good as after Labor Day though) and the crowds weren't terrible yet because schools were just getting out by the time we left. The bad part was the water was still a little cold. There had been a cool few days before we got there and I think that probably made the difference. Either way, we still had a great time. The boys played and had a great time as did the parents. We didn't really stress a whole lot so it was nice. I miss the beach already.

I didn't (and STILL don't) have my camera so I'm kind of bummed about it. I tried to be positive and say that since I didn't have my camera, I wouldn't have to focus on taking perfect pictures and therefore it would be less stressful. And, it actually was. To some degree at least. Now, however,  I wish I had the pictures!

Our days were pretty much eat, beach/pool, eat, nap/read, eat, sleep. That is it. Not much deviation. Which was totally fine by me. One of my favorite things about Destin is the food!  My favorites are The Back Porch, Louisiana Lagniappe, The Red Bar (which we didn't make it to this trip) and the Donut Hole. Oh, how the food is so yummy!

The first few days were a little rough...B had an ear infection and the "crud" and was a bit grumpy and difficult to please. More difficult than usual.  And, after getting his "crud", losing my voice for 4 days, and getting an ear infection myself, I understand his mood completely. He perked up after a few days though...thank goodness!

Headed to LA Lagniappe

The sweet soon-to-be family of 4

How else could we have a vacation?

Waiting at Harbor Docks

2 of my favorite 2 year old boys

Flashback 2 years ago.....

Wow, it is true. They do grow up fast. 

Finally feeling better

Building a sandcastle with daddy and Harvey

Having a snack with daddy

Swimming with momma..how clear and pretty is that water? Ahh!

Watching Dumbo

Floating with his buddy

Eating at the Back Porch (Did I mention we like to eat?)

This is the life!

Donuts! 

The Donut Hole Banana Nut pancakes...can't think of much better!

Dumping water out of the buckets into the sand was by far their favorite thing to do.

I heard "Daddy, you get more water" at least 10,000 times. Good daddies these two have!

Leon figured out a way to keep the water IN the bucket

Baytown Warf...um, not sure what B is doing here?

I love his new "cheese" face. My precious boys. 

Dinner at Baytown Warf. A fun place to go, but not such a great place to eat if you ask me. Or Leon. Or JJ. Or Allen. I've never been impressed with the overpriced food the few times we have been.  See that corn on the cob..$3.75. For A tiny corn on the cob. And it was yucky. My corn-loving child cried to have one and it was so yuck he wouldn't even eat it. And, that is saying a lot in itself. But, the boys loved eating outside and it was nice that they could make all of their animal sounds (every single animal sound) without us crawling under the table :)

Now, every time we put on swimming clothes B says "We go see Allen, JJ, Harbey..... okaaaay"

Random Funnies

2 year olds are funny, difficult, but funny. Yesterday our conversation as we pulled in the driveway went something like this.

Bishop: Look, momma, daddy took his shoes off.

Me: (what?) Um, no I don't think daddy took his shoes off. He is working in the yard. 

Bishop: No, momma, daddy's not a dinosaur. 

Me: (huh?) Um, no he's not a dinosaur?

Bishop: No, he's not a dinosaur, he's not stomping. Stomp, stomp, stomp. 

Me: (?) Oh, ok (trying not to laugh)

Bishop: Hey baby(to me), what you doing?

Never a dull moment. 

I have always said Bishop has never been a daredevil but he is developing some serious fear lately. There can be a speck of dirt 3 feet away and he comes running "IT'S A SPIDER!!" If you want him to stay away from something, just tell him it has bugs, snakes, or poop and he will drop it immediately and never touch it again. Seriously, it is bad. (or is that good?) But maybe the worst, or should I say the funniest, fear that he has is fear of hair in the bathtub. A single hair puts him in the biggest tizzy. "Its gone get me MOM MA" or  "I see a  HAIR momma..get it OUT" Seriously, a hair. A stinking HAIR. 

What do you do?

I mentioned the big boy bed issue in my last post...we keep waking up with him in the floor in the middle of the night. It was to the point where I made him a pallet just so he would not freeze to death curled up on a tshirt. It has gotten better since but during that time, we were watching TV downstairs after (we assumed) Bishop was fast asleep (in his bed), and we heard a cough. It sure sounded awful close so Leon went upstairs to check out the situation and found this....

Yes, that is my child. With his Dougie in his mouth. At the top of the steps. Asleep on the floor. 

Again I ask, what do you do? :)