Jason was home from our St. Lucia trip a whopping 10 hours before flying out once again to faraway lands on business.
Actually it was only a few states over, but still.
I got reacquainted with my child by playing a round of .com Monopoly, which Jason owned well before we were married, back when the properties made sense, so naturally most of the houses and hotels are missing.
We made do with what we had nearby.
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| One Kix on Yahoo: a truly daunting space to land on. |
Caleb’s improved properties eventually bankrupted me.
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| A Kix and a Lego on Yahoo: truly unaffordable. |
Meanwhile Jason was put up in a fancy hotel. This pic of his morning crema made me wonder if I need a Nespresso.
On his return home, we enjoyed each other’s company once again for a full two weeks, after which I took the kids to visit Nana and Grandpa for a couple days.
We went to the zoo in an effort to be mildly educational.
This smart sandbox thing in the visitor center was really cool—it constantly rearranged the topographical lines and filled in “lakes” as you dug around in the sand.
Then we wandered through the wildflower garden toward the zoo entrance. A zoo for plants, if you will. And all the specimens are hibernating.
The reptile center was nice and warm, although less than accurately named, since it was half filled with frogs.
This guy looked pretty grumpy about being stared at while he was sleeping.
In the outdoor exhibits, we found a snoozing raccoon that was SO FLUFFY.
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| Red wolf. He looks just like the guy in Dances with Wolves! |
Next we visited this Indian Crested Porcupine, and who knew porcupines were so cute?
Next door to the porcupines were these show-stealing otters, one of whom was inexplicably chewing on a porcupine quill.
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| Sandhill crane. |
After a climb to the very top of the hill, we moseyed back down to the car.
And returned home to enjoy more of Nana’s fabulous cooking.
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