Zoo!

We took a trip to the Jackson Zoo a couple of weeks ago. It was HOT! Harrison & Sadie did so well & had so much fun. Sadie was mesmerized by all the animals, and Harrison was obsessed with finding the hippo - weird! They polished off all the snacks that we took & drank all liquid in sight!

We stopped to watch the flamingos and even got to feel one of their feathers.

Harrison never could find the real alligator in his habitat but he liked playing with the fake one & running in & out of the "giant eggs looking for clues". When we finally did find the hippo, which we don't have a picture of, Harrison kept telling us that it was a dinosaur - not a hippo.

I was forgetful on this outing, like so many others!, and forget there is a splash pad at the zoo. We didn't have clothes to change in to or towels to dry off with so we skipped the splash pad. We went riding on the train instead. Harrison makes the funniest face when we ride through the tunnel on the train route! Since it is dark in there, you can't take a picture or video his face but it is hilarious! Sadie enjoyed her train ride as usual and sat still like a big girl on the seat instead of in a lap :(

Swimming

Harrison left us for a week to go take swimming lessons with one of my cousins. I just knew it would be a complete disaster because he hates getting water in his face in the bath tub. Surprisingly, the lessons went better than expected (on my part). He still isn't swimming but is a little more comfortable in the water. We hope to continue with more lessons throughout the summer to at least get him to where he can make it to safety if he falls in the water.

He also hates to get his hair wet. That's the reason he was trying to stay on the float!

Sadie is the complete opposite - of course! She loves the water every time we go to the pool & thinks she can swim already. Once she discovered that she could get out of her float, she was trying to swim on her own all over the pool! I think she may need swimming lessons this summer too!

Hopefully we will have lots of water fun this summer since they are both a little more manageable with only one adult, and we don't live very far from friends with a pool!

Happenings

Just a little catch up of some of our adventures since the beginning of the year -

Harrison took his first trip to the movies to see Frozen. He loved it! Brian and I thought he was going to fold himself up in the chair the whole time. He was so engrossed in the movie that he didn't even finish all of his snacks!

On one of our very few trips to the new mall, Harrison & Sadie had to ride on the many rides that they have strategically placed all around there. Thankfully, they play very well together & he let his little sister ride with him most of the time.

We have also had a few front yard races, which Harrison of course won by a long shot.

One of Harrison's favorite activities when we go to his Granna's house is to walk over to the water & throw rocks in it. He could spend hours doing this!

 

Poor little Harrison got left at home with his daddy & Poppa. They decided to tie him up to keep him still for at least 5 minutes - haha!