Our Visit to the Zoo

October 26, 2013

A few weeks ago, we were supposed to go to the River for the weekend but the temperature was in the 30's at night so we thought it would just be too cold to be outside all weekend and sleeping in a camper with a space heater. We were sad to miss Pop's Birthday weekend but he still had a great one! Since we stayed home unplanned, we had to come up with something to do...you know us- go, go, go! We decided to head down to Birmingham for a Zoo day. We got there at 10am and the sun was shining so the temperature outside warmed up quickly and was in the 60's for the day! We wore jackets for the first 30 minutes or so and after that it was very pleasant outside. The kids had a blast watching all of the animals. Kailyn kept making elephant sounds all day! Caleb really enjoyed the train ride, feeding the Giraffes, and being our map guide. Of course, we skipped naps this day and they were worn out by the time we left and they both took naps on the ride back home- yay!

Caleb: 4 Year Old Check Up

Caleb had his 4 year old check up a few weeks ago and it went great! He now weighs 29lbs 12oz, his height is 37in, his BP was 90/62, and his heart rate was 117. His stats are still in the 3-5% of the growth chart but oh well- he is going to be small...look at his Mom and Dad!! Everything else went awesome. They checked his vision and hearing, which were new this year. He just seems so grown up. He also did great on the survey for his age and made it all the way to the 5yr old questions before we started getting No's. Unfortunately, he had to get 3 shots. But the good news is he is done until he is like 12. He cried when she started them but recovered quickly. He did say, "Mommy, can you just hold me forever?" I hated seeing him so upset but that was so sweet to me. I am so proud of my big boy!

A Weekend with Gran Gran

Mommy and Daddy headed to Tuscaloosa for the weekend to go to the Alabama vs Arkansas game. So Gran Gran signed up to come over and keep our little monkeys for the weekend! We had a great time in Tuscaloosa, the game was a blowout- Alabama didn't even let Arkansas score a point. It was a night game and a little cool, so we ended up watching the 4th quarter at our favorite Mexican restaurant from our college days (ahh...to go back!). It is always fun to go to the games and cheer on the Tide, but my favorite part is reliving our college memories together, so bittersweet! And as always, we couldn't have done it without our awesome hosts, Jeremy's Aunt and Uncle. They are always so generous to let us stay with them for gamedays. It was super nice this time to actually get to visit without our 2 kids hanging all over us!

Meanwhile, the kids were great for Gran Gran. She was super awesome and got them out and about both days. The first day, they went out and had breakfast for lunch at Ihop then went to a local park to play before nap time.

Then on Sunday morning, they went over to Bridgestreet but got there too early- nothing was open yet because it was a Sunday!! They seemed to have a great time running around and playing though.

I hope everyone is enjoying this football season as much as we are!!! ROLL TIDE :)