On Saturday, we spent the entire day at the NC Zoo. They had a special exhibit on dinosaurs. They were "robot dinosaurs" that moved a bit and growled. A couple of them "spit" water which (obviously) was hugely entertaining. C also enjoyed a big pit where he could dig for fossils. M and Lil E enjoyed being picked up so they could see the animals. They'd laugh and point and ooh and ahh. We were lucky that many of the big animals were up and moving about when we visited: the giraffes, zebras, elephants, rhinos, a gorilla, the lions. The otters were (ahem) very frisky (well, the male anyway). The kids enjoyed getting ice cream and slushies. And so did the rest of us as it was hot. We also appreciated the shade throughout most of the park.
Sunday was confirmation. Pr. Ward used our family's story to describe how God adopts us all into one family. He had used our adoption story before with the confirmation class but this was the first he had used it for the whole congregation. Despite knowing the story pretty well, hearing it in that venue made T and me weepy. It's a good story and well worth sharing.
On Memorial Day, C FINALLY got to go fishing w Opa. Earlier, they had practiced casting out in the parking lot. C was much more patient than I ever was. He fished for 3.5 hours. Several other nearby fishers caught multiple fish in the morning so that was a bit challenging to explain why they were catching and he wasn't. Once one party left, he shifted into their spot (which probably helped). What helped the most was another boy who befriended C and gave him live worms to use as bait. The right bait made all the difference, C caught 3 blue gills--all in the last 20 minutes. Each was about 8 inches long (hereby recorded to ruin more robust tellings in future years...) We returned them to the pond. After wanting to go fishing for more than a year, I was very relieved that he wasn't disappointed by his first trip.
In other news, M is making progress on the potty front. She has had the opportunity to wear "big girl panties" and even has had three consecutive days of "going poopy on the potty." It's fun to see how big she smiles and how proud she is of herself when she has potty success. Her alter ego, Madison, also comes out to play (usually in times of mischief...). She announces her presence by saying, "I no M, I Madison." T is relieved that M has finally agreed in wearing her sleep cap at night (success, in part, after T found a satin HOT PINK pillowcase for M's pillow).
Lil E made Oma proud by eating foods, including mac 'n cheese, croutons, croissants, and Nutella (carb girl, for sure!). Lil E loves sitting on our laps and having books read to her, while she turns the pages. She loves climbing up (and down) the stairs. Also to T's relief, Lil E now loves sleeping with the blanket T knitted and has no difficulty falling asleep in her crib (staying asleep, that's another story...). We'll take any victory in the sleep front, no matter how small!
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