Busy as a Bee

We had such a full and fun day yesterday. Anna was busy as a bee! We met some friends at the zoo in the morning. We are really lucky to have the Detroit Zoo nearby. It's only a 15 minute car ride. Anna loved the zoo!! She went once last year, but was too little to remember. This year she was excited and she loved seeing the animals. Her favorite yesterday were the monkeys ("unkeys") and she tickles her armpits and says "ooh-ooh-ooh". I am lucky to have found a great local group of moms with little kids. We do playdates, meet at the park, and now the zoo. Anna really, really likes other kids. She tries to say their names ("Ett" for Brett and "Ella" for Bella, etc). She likes being with them and she also loves the other moms! She is so friendly and I am so glad we have friends to get together and share fun times with. I'll look forward to more zoo trips this spring and summer! Anna has been carrying around the zoo map that we brought home yesterday. She brings it to me with BIG eyes and says "Uh-Huh!" when we talk about liking the zoo.

After Anna's nap, we played outside in the yard. Bubbles and balls galore. I brought out her little stroller to push around her baby doll. Anna would get running so fast down the driveway with it that she would tumble down on her knees! After a few falls, she decided it wasn't worth it and went back to the bubbles. Oh, and the watering can. She has a little tiny watering can. She likes to fill it from the hose and water things - mostly her shoes!

Brent came home and we had dinner. After dinner, we walked down to Starbucks. Anna rode in the wagon halfway and then wanted to walk. She likes to hold on to Jo-Jo's leash with Brent. It's so cute. She walked down the sidewalk like quite the big girl. Finding all kinds of neat things to see - dandelions, flags flying on the light posts, a big clock outside of a store, and Easter eggs in a store window. She is so observant! And Anna got her first Starbucks drink - a kids size apple juice. A cute little size cup for a cute little girl.

We had a great day - busy and fun. And Anna slept for 12 1/2 hours that night!