Father's Day

We had a nice Father’s Day. We went to Lake Murray Beach for a few hours. The weather was perfect. It was fun to have Dean with us this time. Also, Alyssa brought her friend Olivia. When we got back, I made chicken stir fry (with fresh broccoli, zucchini, squash, onions, carrots) and rice for dinner. Yum! Then Alyssa went home with Olivia to spend the night. Dean and I took the boys to the Botanical Gardens at the zoo for another movie night. This time we saw ‘The Wild’. This is a really great benefit we get as zoo members. The family membership is not very expensive. Really, you make up the cost by only about 2 visits and you get free guest passes. Plus you get members only nights, like the movie nights in the gardens. They even gave us free popcorn and soda, and the kids got free balloons. Next week we will go to a member’s night where we can get free carousel rides and free 3D movie viewings. There will also be a bird show and gorilla feeding, and something with the tigers and penguins. Sometimes you get to go inside the animals’ habitat. We walked through the tiger enclosure once! If you are local, it is definitely worth it!

Roan's had a sore throat for the last few days. It's been bothering him enough that he's had trouble sleeping. His throat was red and had white spots. I was giving him Ibuprofen. I started worrying that it might be strep so I finally took him to the doctor this morning. Wouldn't you know it? The doctor said it wasn't strep. It wasn't even red any more. Obviously, I'm glad he doesn't have strep. But, the doctor is 20 minutes away, I have to bring all 3 kids with me. I went all the way there and it was a wasted trip! Oh, well, at least he's feeling better, and on the way home we stopped at Chick-fil-a, ate lunch, and let the kids play on the playground for a while.

Happy Monday! Have a great week!