Our Sunday - Zoo and sprinkler

We had a great Sunday... First we met friends April and Scott at the Zoo and Simon loved it just as much as he had a couple days before. Maybe more because this time Daddy was there.  Then we went home and everyone went to bed for a nap. Alan and I passed out, but Mr. Simon never slept. He was still ready to go when we got him out of bed. We went outside and played with the sprinkler, looked at ants, got dirty and generally had a great afternoon.

Love the giraffe.

Heading out from the zoo.

Dirty, hungry Simon.

Applesauce is amazing after a long hot afternoon watering the grass and bricks.

Serious eating.

Breakfast faces

This morning we went to S&G for breakfast before my yoga class and Simon attacked his food (like always) and then practiced all his faces for us. So fun! 

Pancakes and Sausage.

More pictures after the jump.

First Zoo Trip of the Season

We went to the Zoo on Friday morning early and got to see the animals out and about without the crowds. It was wonderful and Simon had a blast. Definitely will go back again soon. 

The monkeys ARE awake!

Watching the zebras.

Hello Leopard!

Simon even road the train!

Sprinkler time

On Tuesday Jenn and Simon spent the whole afternoon outside playing outside with the sprinkler and hose. These are a few of the pictures I took. (In the video, he leaves to go try to turn off the hose since his buckets are full.)

Breakfast On May 15th.

My very vain son looked at me while we were eating breakfast and said, "Picture? Me?". Translated from toddler that is, "Mama, I think you should totally take my picture now." So I complied. After a few pictures my hand got tired and I set up the nifty tripod that Cindy/Ken sent us and took some videos. Videos with translations and more pictures after the jump.

Smile for the camera.

Mother's Day News = BGB

We are expecting Baby Girl Basque (BGB) to join our family in the Fall!!

Simon is very excited to have a baby sister and is already talking about sharing some of his toys with her. He has even told some folks about the new baby in Mama's belly. He is most excited to hold her, but does usually mention to us that babies cry, whenever we talk about babies.

She is officially due on Nov 8, but because Simon was 3 weeks early we are expecting her to join us around the middle of October. I am already showing, it happened much faster this time around! And I've had terrible morning sickness, unfortunately like the first time (I had hoped that too would be different). We will continue to give updates as we learn anything new. Alan and I are really excited!

Auntie Colleen and the trains

On Saturday Simon and I spent the day with Auntie Colleen. First, we went out to breakfast and then went to her place and played with her guitar. Simon loved playing with the guitar and running around Colleen's place. We then headed to Union Station for National Train Day. I had heard they had train exhibits and I wasn't sure how age appropriate it would be but Colleen and I decided it was worth looking into. The tickets went on sale at 10 and exhibits opened at 11. We got there around 10:30 and had to wait in line for a bit, but Simon loved it. He enjoyed being outside the train and looking at it up close more than he liked being inside it, though he definitely loved running down the aisles. There was a whole children's section we didn't get to, but Simon was done so we didn't want to wait in yet another line. It was a great day! 

Lots more pictures after the jump...