We have Maddi Wednesday and Thursday through the Summer. When it is our weekend to keep her we will have her Wednesday through Sunday. We are very excited about this, but it takes just a little bit more energy to care for her too. This is not a complaint at all. I enjoy seeing her face more often.
Father's Day was a huge success, if I do say so myself. I might be tooting my horn just a little bit.
Sunday morning started with a trip to Meijer for eggs and oil to go into the fun-fetti cupcake mix Maddi picked out on Friday. I also needed strawberries to go with the layered parfaits I planned for breakfast. So Daddy slept in and the girls and I gathered the things we needed at the grocery store.
Maddi did a wonderful job assisting me in the mixing and making of the cupcakes and parfaits. I was surprised she didn't want to decorate them, so I got to have a little fun with colorful sprinkles. Then we woke up Dad for breakfast. He was all smiles and thanked all of us several times for the fun little surprise.
Then Maddi and I drew picture clues for our BIG surprise. Ryan had already guessed we were headed to the zoo but he didn't know for sure until he uncoded the pictures we drew. And the smiles lit up his face all over again. I also invited the Evans/Stevens family and The Hardy Boys, which just so happened they wanted to celebrate Father's Day at the zoo too.
And it was lots of fun! HOT! But, fun. The John Ball Zoo has a lot to see. Camels, bears, lions, birds, penguins, alligators, fish, sting rays (which you can pet), frogs, snakes, monkeys....I know I am forgetting a few. I, for some reason, really wanted to see the komodo dragon. I am still amazed by the size of this over grown lizard. It was huge. Edee could have taken a ride on it!
I think we all had a great time. Before we knew it 6:00 rolled around and our group was ready to call it a day.
Making time for special occasions to celebrate the man Maddi, Edee and I love and appreciate and can't live without is definitely necessary.
Keep Loving.
