Fun times with my kids

On Monday, we had absolutely nothing to do. It was supposed to be a nice, sunny day. At around 8:15, I made an impromptu decision to take the kids to the St. Louis Zoo. Just a side note...I have lived in St. Louis now for 8 years, and I have probably been to the zoo 5-6 times total. Why do I not take my kids to the FREE zoo ALL the time???

We had THE.BEST.DAY! We didn't have a date to meet anyone or be anywhere at any time. We just went. We got there when they opened and rode the carousel about 5 times. I truly just enjoyed my kids. They were amazingly well behaved. They were excited to see the penguins, puffins, zebras, giraffes, butterflies, etc.! It made me think about all the opportunities I miss to just spend time with them because I am too busy folding laundry, doing dishes, sewing, playing on Facebook, or typing an email. All those things need to be done (well, maybe not playing on Facebook), but most of those things CAN WAIT. My kids are growing up way too fast, and I need to take more days to just BE WITH THEM! They are way too precious to not spend time with:)

Maggie loved the carousel


Elliott thought it was pretty cool too




Maggie has been having rest time these days because she was just staying up too late with a nap...this is how I found her after our morning at the Zoo!