Friday we went to the zoo with our friends Jim and Terese and their boys Jordan and Jace. It was very hot and very crowded, but we still had a great time. Emma spent most of the day following 9-year-old Jordan around. (I think there was a little crush going on there, just between you and me.) Sophie, on the other hand, only had eyes for the animals. She absolutely came alive at the zoo, making adorable animal noises at every creature she saw. Go figure. She's been to the Lincoln Park Zoo many times with little enthusiasm, so I don't know if it was the change of environment or heatstroke or what, but that day she was very animated. Her typical reaction upon spying a new animal was to "Meow" at them repeatedly while pointing and periodically shouting "an-mall, an-mall!" The monkeys were her favorite, and three days later she's still going around saying "ooh ooh ahh ahh" - most hilariously to some random stranger on the street this morning who apparently reminded her of an ape (and rightly so - he was a bit ape-like in appearance).
The rest of the weekend was spent with the girls' dear Gigi and Paw Paw, formerly known as Grandpa Greg and Grandma Connie. (After 5 years, we officially deemed the longer monikers too big a mouthful for the kiddies, so we opted to use Micah's nicknames for them instead. Problem solved!) We hung out with Greg & Con's granddaughter Jen and her aforementioned 4 year old son Micah, with whom Emma had much fun. The girls got to swim in the pool and go to the mall for all sorts of grand activities...rides, games, food, etc. But mostly, we all just enjoyed being together. Here are a few pics from our Fourth of July getaway. Happy belated Independence Day!
At the zoo...
The girl knows how to work a pose...
Noodle war!
Micah and Emma playing Twister with Gigi
The Mathews clan...
Going for a drive...
Emma (3rd from left) on some crazy rocket ride that she LOVED.
Em & Soph with Gigi & Paw Paw
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