3/10/12

Saturday. I LOVE Saturday.

The weather has taken an amazing turn, spring has sprung - early even. We had a virtually non-existent winter, and it's now actually spring - it's supposed to stick around and everything. YAY!

My friend from work, Kelly, found out about a special the Minnesota Zoo is running right now. If you bring in an old cell phone (working condition or not), and you get in for free. We usually don't go to the Minnesota Zoo because it's so expensive, but I wrangled up 3 old cell phones, and Amelia is free, so WALAH, free trip to the zoo! This happened to be the last weekend for the special, so it was perfect timing. We met Kelly and her family after a quick breakfast and some showers, around 10:30. It was pretty packed, but not horrible. The weather was perfect, the kids had a good time, and it was nice to spend the day outside. Her kids, Annabelle and Finley, are 4 and just couple months younger than Amelia, so it worked out perfect. Olivia and Annabelle were pretty shy towards each other, but started to warm up towards the end. I'm excited for them all to get to know each other better...I know Christian and her husband would get along fabulously too, so YAY for new playmates :)

After the zoo, the girls went down for their naps. Christian spent nap time helping his friend work on his brakes, then they were off to grab some grillin' goodies. My dad stopped over to visit and help move all of the downstairs furniture back into the family room. We also had a surprise visit from my BFF...she found a super cheap flower girl dress that she wanted Olivia to try on. It was super cute, and Olivia loved it, so we were all sold! YAY.

After some dinner and catching up, my dad was on his way home, the girls were off to bed, Christian and his friend were off to have a couple beers, and I had the house all to myself. HEAVEN! Daylight savings time is overnight - NO FUN. Not looking forward to it at all. Let's see what trouble that brings.

Here are some pics from our zoo visit with our new friends. Good times!