Monday, May 28, 2012

Fred, Village Reunion in DC, and Memorial Day

Lohn and I were driving when Lohn SLAMS on the brakes and yells "No WAY!" I was wondering what was wrong when Lohn puts the car in park and runs out into the road to rescue this little guy. We turned right around to drive home and show the kids.
Ander lovingly dubbed him Fred.
We didn't keep him for long. Just a few hours.  Gunnar was the most heart broken when we let him go.

 On Thursday I got a call from my dear friend in Dallas and she told me that her family was flying out for the weekend, and can we meet them at the zoo? Um, YES! We got the word out to other local Village friends and had a great (although HOT) day. I had sweat puddles under my pits. Pretty.
Julie, Mehreen and Muqaddam.  Why, oh, why didn't I get a picture of all of us???

 Lohn was reunited with his buddy Ali.

It was so stinkin' hot that we let the kids bask in all the misters.



At least I got a picture of all the kids...

If you haven't been to the DC Zoo, the orangutan crossing is the coolest ever. This guy (or gal?) crosses from one side of the zoo to the other along these cords.

The kids wore out pretty quickly, so we had to leave sooner than we wanted to.  I am so glad we got to be with our dear friends.

We spent the nights at Amy's house and went to their church Memorial Day picnic. SO FUN! The following is the pie eating contest.



Tamsyn was being too meticulous, so I told her unless I see pie up her nose and in her eye lashes, she can't come home with us. So she put her finger in the cream and wiped it on her eyes.
Okay, that works too. We brought her home.


Cousin Kyle. Whoa.
Sylas with Cousin Mason. They are only a few months apart and best buds.
The bath water was black, FYI.
A great weekend. How was yours?

1 comment:

Alison said...

Oh how fun! Sounds like a marvelous and utterly perfect weekend! And I love that the bath water was black. That's how you know you've had a really good time! :)