Friday outings

It's very common at my company to have Friday's off - the structure is supposed to be where you work 9 hour days and take every other Friday off.  My schedule hasn't been quite as prescriptive, but I take Fridays off whenever my schedule is clear.  

A few weeks ago, Maya and I met my mom at the Children's Museum.  She was delighted by all the exhibits, and it's fun to watch her squeal in glee.

Then a week or so later, we met one of my best friends and her daughter at the zoo.  I wasn't sure we'd get her past the entrance where there was a bubble gun.

But we moved on, posed by the elephants with Katelyn (who we inherit many of our clothes from as they are 10 1/2 months apart).  We swung back by the elephants on the way out of the zoo, and they were splashing and dunking each other in their pool.  The adults were much more excited about this than our girls!

It was a drizzly day, but that kept the crowds away.

What a life our girls have!

Then at the end of March, Maya, my mom and I were able to meet Collin and his class at the zoo.  Cas heard they needed chaperones and I had considered volunteering, but with Maya in tow, I would have made a horrendous chaperone, as I was mostly chasing her around.  They were so happy to see each other, running up for big hugs!

And Maya quite confidently joined the preschool group, holding hands between Collin and his sweet classmate, who was really considerate with Maya.

Acting like monkeys outside their exhibit -

Maya was fearless with the snake, though she's scared of doodlebugs - the logic of 22-month-olds

In our matching red and white -

And this is where we peeled off from the preschool group - for them to continue on to the rhinos and Maya and I to ride the carousel -

So thankful for fun Fridays off with my kids and my mom's schedule allowing her to join us (and take our picture!)

Steps away from the exit, Maya plopped down on the concrete for a break, instructing "Grammy sit, Mama sit" to us.  So in the middle of the pathway, we all obliged the toddler, taking a selfie before convincing her to head home.