Wonderful Weekend

What a weekend!!!  Summer is fastly approaching and we couldn't be more excited!

Summer means golf.  Rob's golf season began this Saturday.  He has been putting LONG hours in at work, so I'm so happy that he has golf now for himself on the weekends!  Although it does mean finding activities for the girls and myself on Saturday mornings. 

This Saturday we headed to Brookfield.  No matter how often we go, we always have so much fun.  We try to do different things each visit so it always feels new! This visit included dolphin show, children's petting zoo (where they had a week old goats, so cute), and children's play place (kids got to pet animals, make project, and paint faces).

My girls.  Abigail is holding her "bug" we made and the girls painted their own faces.

Playing at playground.

Combing the goats (Caitlin didn't think this was as fun...but she's small and they sort of were in her face).

Dolphin Show

Say "cheese" Caitlin

This girl LOVES dolphins

"Wow!  What a show!"

Behind bars???  Not this bug!  She makes me laugh!

Play area

It was a perfect zoo trip!

Rob decided Sunday was "unofficial" mother's day!  It started with doing a half marathon!  My dad came with me and was there cheering me along the way!  Thanks Dad!

Total Dork, I know!

What????  My coffee mug????  Oh, that's nothing...just my lil 2nd place in my age division.  Talk about being a dork!  I know!  It was a small race, but fun to get a little "surprise" at the end of it!

When I got home, Rob and the kids had brought me my favorite lunch and my mother's day present, the cutest dress for Vegas!!!!  I was so excited!  They had a great Sunday that included walking to a park and going out for lunch with Daddy (he has pictures I'll have to get).  Then, after nap time and some major chalking outside, I met my parents to see Water for Elephants (great movie, but even better book).  The kids had dinner with Daddy!  It was a great relaxing day for myself, and the girls and daddy got to spend the whole day together!

The evening ended with the news of the death of Bin Laden, which just seems like something important to side note.  Brian Williams said, "You'll never forget where you were when you heard the news of 9-11, and you'll never forget where you were when you heard of Bin Laden's death".  Well, 9-11 I was teaching 6th grade in the city of Chicago and it was a really rough day for our whole school.  However, Bin Laden's death, I heard while watching Real Housewives.  So sad....I'll associate this historic event with those ridiculous women!  Oh well....