Happy Memorial Day to all! We enjoyed the extra day off at the MN Zoo! Cooper had an absolute blast! This was the second time we took him (we went about a month ago, too), but this time was more fun because he knew where we were, and he knew what the place was all about. Although we didn't get to see his favorites, the penguins, he was in love with the fish. His squeals were priceless. He also called pretty much every four-legged animal a puppy... I think we have to work on our animal names a little more before our next trip :) Here are a few pics from our awesome day:
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| Fishies! |
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| Discovery Bay was Cooper's favorite stop today! |
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| One of many places for little people to specially view the exhibits. |
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| My favorite part of this photo is Jeremy crouched down following behind the little kids!! |
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| The Tropics Trail |
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| Big Fish! |
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| Playing in the bones and sand... |
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| The "Bee Hive" is a special little QUIET room for little kids to rest and play away from the big kids... |
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| Cooper didn't exactly keep it 'quiet' in there... |
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| Cooper was working on building a little beehive of his own. |
Saturday, we went to the Tigers' playoff game vs. Norwood. Sadly, their season came to an end, losing 4-0 in the second round. I still think it was a great season for them all, especially the nine seniors on the team! They will be hard to replace! Jeremy is coaching 16U softball this summer, so softball doesn't really come to an end until late July for the Kalal family.
Sunday, we ran a bunch of errands and made some important purchases, including a much-needed grill (thanks, Home Depot for the great sale!) and a new garden 'toy' for Jeremy. He can't wait until it dries up a little and he can use his new tiller. A boy and his toys! His garden is looking awesome--even with all the rain we've gotten lately. Farmer J pulled in his first pick of strawberries tonight, and they were delicious! This summer, thanks to his hard work, we'll have strawberries, green beans, peas, potatoes (red, yellow, and white--oh wait, he's making me type: Red Norlands, Yukon Golds, and Kanabecs. Seriously. He's really into this gardening thing), carrots, radishes, raspberries, onions (three colors of these bad boys, too), cucumbers, watermelons, lettuce, spinach, and dill.
Only another week and a half of school and another year is in the books! We're down to single digits! AND... only 11 days until we find out if baby is a girl or a boy!!).
