Nick and I have been drowning in projects lately. Between working on things around our house, my parents house, and Nick's parent's house we haven't had a lot of free time to play with Reagan. She has been so patient with all of it and we wanted to reward her with an entire day of doing things she would like.
We started the day with a trip to the Hogle Zoo.
The morning weather was perfect.
We met Nick's brother, Nate there. Keeping track of a two-year-old is much easier when you have three adults devoted to the task.
We rode the carousel.
Took the obligatory photo-op at the Lion drinking fountain.
Reagan had to test the sharpness of the Lion's teeth, before she would take a drink.
Nate, ever a kid at heart, couldn't resist getting a drink too.
Nick took special care to show Reagan this monkey exhibit. Apparently, these were the kinds of Monkeys that were native to Ecuador. People kept them as pets, down there, and Nick had opportunities to hold and play with these little guys while he was there.
Reagan would have loved to have touched any one of the animals at the zoo. All day long she kept saying "I want to go in there", or "OPEN!" (in reference to the animal pens).
I was glad they were all in enclosures away from her though.
We finished the trip off, by riding the train.
On the way back to our house we popped in to Whole Foods. Ah, Heaven. Nick and I agreed that if we imagined hard enough, it felt very nearly like we were "home" in Seattle. Why isn't there a Whole Foods in Davis County, and why is Whole Foods produce more the "exception, rather than the rule" in UT?
Reagan took a nice long nap when we got home. She woke up happy and excited to go her little friend, Connor's, birthday party. At the party she played outside on the swing set, and we let her have ice cream and cake for dinner.
After all of that, I think that the highlight of her entire day came at the very end. The party broke up because of a sudden rainstorm. We took Reagan home and let her play outside in the Rain. She loved it. Happy Kids' Day, Reagan.
2 comments:
Love this idea, you guys are great parents! But I must say I also love your Dad's response that every day is kids day...too true!
What a fun thing to do with your family. Quality time with family, is one of the best times you could have. I remember when I was little, there were times I hated going places with my family, but now that I look back, I am glad I spent those times with my family.
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