Making Memories

Last week was winter break at Little One's school. I was all stressed about how it would go with me trying to work and still have fun times with Little One, but it all worked out (like it always does!).

On Tuesday we went to "The Jumpy Place" so she could burn off some energy before heading off to run work errands. The public schools in the area were in session, so we were the only people at the jumpy place. Well, when you're 5 it's no fun at all to be the only kid there! So, I decided to be her entertainment, and we had so much fun! We did all the slides, obstacle courses & jumping we could stand & then we played hide and seek and dodge ball. Yes, we had to get creative, but it was a lot of fun! This out of shape Mommy nearly gave herself a heart attack though and had to take Little One to "Chicken fil-a" to eat and play off some more energy with actual children to catch my breath and be able to function...yes, it was THAT bad!

We had a great day!

On Wednesday I woke up with a horrible stomach virus and laid on the couch all day (except for my frequent trips to the bathroom to be sick). What a fabulous day and night that was to say the least! Little One nearly lost her mind trying to find things to do on her own. I just could not function. She used it to her advantage though and ate all the snacks she could reach in the fridge and pantry...that part she liked! I would bet she ate 10 popsicles that day. It's ok to eat popsicles and pretzels for lunch just one day I guess! (I hope :) The Hubby had the virus first on Saturday, then I got it and bless his heart he got it again on Friday. It was not fun! Thankfully Little One stayed well this time!

I had already told her earlier in the week we would go to the Zoo on Thursday if she would let me get lots of work done on Wednesday. Well, when she realized I really was sick she felt bad but was mostly concerned for our zoo trip. She was telling The Hubby "But, Mommy PROMISED we could go to the zoo. We have to Daddy!" Ok, thanks for the guilt trip kid! Luckily Thursday morning I woke up feeling better and she let me get some things done in the morning so we could go to the zoo that afternoon.

We took a picnic & ate it on the lawn before going in and enjoyed the absolutely gorgeous day!

This girl loved seeing the animals and we had a wonderful time together reading about them & enjoying the sights. It was the perfect day to go, not too busy and not too hot. I was so glad we had such a wonderful time together! She was most looking forward to seeing the Pandas and the new baby panda they have. Well, the baby was sleeping and we could only see it on the tv monitor, but we saw another one & she adopted her new favorite friend, "Mei Lin" from the panda shop there.

I'm so thankful for memories made while she's little. She is growing up way too fast!