So, instead we visited a possible daycare center for D. We walked in and he immediately felt at home. He took out a bin of cars and started playing with them. He actually cried when we tried to leave, I think it was more about the cars than anything else. We have to decide soon about what we're going to do about his sitter and daycare situation.
Later on we went to Playland Palace and he ran around until he got hungry and it got ugly. A trip to McDonald's calmed things down.
Our next stop was to the pet store that we took D to a while back. He quickly zoomed past all the animals and was ready to leave. I of course dragged the boys to the learning store next door and bought D a few things, including "First Words" flashcards, felt transportation series (another use for our weather felt board) and Thistle blocks. $60 poorer and 10 degrees hotter we got home.
Friday night we had a huge storm here and our power went out. I barely slept all night and the icing on the cake was when we heard a huge bang and our power went out. D slept through it all. Ry and I on the other hand were checking the basement for water by candle light, OK that was me not Ry (I get very paranoid about water). Ry went for ice at 6:30 in the morning to keep D's milk cold. At 7am we decided we needed a generator. Off to Menards we went and $400 later we had a 3500 watts generator in our trunk along with about $25 worth of ant killer sprays, traps and other contraptions. Ryan is at war with the ants in the back yard and this time those buggers don't stand a chance. We seriously spent more time looking at ant spray than we did choosing a generator.An hour later we had our fridge plugged in and an hour after that the power was back on. D waved to the ComEd trucks as they rolled by and gave them the thumbs up. After all of that D took a good nap and I went on a trip to the local paint store to get going on the paint for our family room. More to come on that.
Sunday, we went to the zoo with Ryan's parents. Here are some new memories...
Official measurement of D comparing his height to a dolphin.
This picture is from his first trip to the zoo.
and this was today. I can hardly believe it!
Watching the dolphins
Chicks diggin D
Children's Zoo
My sweet boy
Monkey fun
Trying to figure out which one is cuter. He was a willing participant.
A souvenir from Grandma and Papa and mama and dada for being such a good boy!
I love looking back at these three pictures.2008
2009
2010
We'll see you next year animals!
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