family weekend

saturday morning we had a pancake breakfast and then loaded up the car to meet some friends at the zoo for fun and lunch. since i always tell madelyn that she has to wait for daddy to come to the zoo with us to ride the carousel, train, etc. she was really, really happy that daddy was going with us! (and she just loves her daddy.) while we were waiting for our friends daddy took madelyn to ride the carousel.

madelyn loved having friends at the zoo with her. she must have talked non-stop - because there was someone to talk to (besides me of course). there were two kids her age and they had fun running around together and comparing their knowledge of the zoo and its animals. when one of the boys kept running off, madelyn took on the roll of wrangler and kept telling him that, "your mommy doesn't want you to run," and calling him back or telling him where to go (i really can't imagine where she gets that from :)).


i don't know why we didn't get a group picture or any other pictures at the zoo. at least i sent the camera with matt when they went to the carousel.

after the zoo we went home for rest/naps. madelyn tagged along with daddy when he went to walk the dogs and took them to the groomer to get shaved (lady) and a shed eliminating treatment (maggie). she was really upset to leave them at the groomer, matt said, because she didn't want to leave her doggies. we went to pick them up after church and she couldn't have been happier. she talked to them the whole ride home.

sunday we made the trek over to whole foods. normally this would take 20-30 minutes but because of an interstate closure it took more like 45 minutes! we just love whole foods and wish there was one closer to us. after we got home this afternoon, matt set up the pool in the backyard. we are going to have weather in the 80s all week and today was pretty hot so i thought that it would be a good idea. madelyn spent 2 or 3 hours playing in and around the pool today. she did take a break off and on to help daddy plant some seeds/plants in the garden and to play with the dogs. mason took a 3 hour nap instead. i think we might get him in some this week though.

madelyn's imaginary friends of choice this weekend have been mike and sully, the monsters from monsters, inc.. it is a little bit of a random choice, but she stuck with it all weekend. she would even tell other people about them. her purse at the zoo? it was carrying pretend yogurt and apples for mike and sully's lunch. the funny part was that she couldn't always remember their names and would ask me, "what are the names of the blue monster and the green monster?" we'll see how much longer they stick around. love.