What a crazy life we lead!!!
Today we ventured off to the Zoo. This was Hannah's first time and she had no idea what to expect. Nor did I. Almost all the animals were asleep; but the lights were out in full array.
This is Hannah dressed in full Diva attire at the front gate. She was mesmorized by all the lights.
Joy is my girlfriend Leslie's daughter. Brooklyn has know her since we moved here 9 years ago. They reconnected this year at the Red Cross babysitters class. The two of them could not be seperated.
Joy, Hannah, and Brooklyn
"Can we go in yet"
Part of the fun of Zoo lights is to ride the Christmas train through the Zoo and see all the lights. Hannah has a love/ hate for the train. She was in love with the movement and even the toot of the horn, however, only one toot and forget the brakes. The squeel sent her into tears.
Brooklyn and Joy enjoying the train ride.
What evening would not be complete without your very first bottle of hot chocolate!!!
Ok, for those of you who know me, you know this went against everything within me. Not the hot chocolate, but the fact that she has it in her bottle. It was well past her time to have a bottle and with the train sending her over the top, I knew I had to act quickly. With no microwaves or even hot water near by we improvised and gave her 1/2 hot chocolate and 1/2 milk. As you can see, Hannah was quite pleased with the concoction.
You gotta love the chocolate mustache!
This is a small portion of the group we went with. Thank you Mary Kay for forcing us to go do fun and different things with our family. In 9 years of being here this is the first time we have ever gone to Zoo lights.
As we made our adventure through the Zoo, Hannah could not be more excited about animals.
I just love this picture of Hannah starring at the fish.
"OOOH!!!" gasp, "Mama" gasp.
These fish were as big as her.
If you look closely you can see the fish. Bonk!
This is Kendra's Dad holding Hannah. He is more excited about it than she is.
We closed down the Zoo! Literally the kicked us out. Ok so not literally. However, my body felt like the train had run me over. Hannah was exhausted, she fell asleep in the car and Brooklyn was talking a million miles per hour. I am not sure if it was the giant elephant ear she shared with Joy or the excitement of the day. I was so tired all I could do was listen. It is amazing when you listen to your children the joy and fulfillment you get from hearing things from their perspective.
