Fabulous day!

Woke up at 6:45 to the sound of little feet tromping up the stairs. I crawled out of bed to find Emma sitting on the couch all dressed and ready for the day - ah, to be a kid! She wanted to go out for the day right then and there. I told her that I needed a little more time to wake up. Madz got up not long after that. We played and made our way downstairs for breakfast.

Jay rolled out of bed sometime after that. And true to form, when he has the day off - and since he get a chance to sleep longer then I do - he was rareing to go!

Got everyone piled in the car. We were off to the Children's Museum. However, just as Jay look at the grift certificate that we had been given, we found that they weren't open on Mondays. For the next 10 minutes we sat in the car staring at each other wondering what to do with Emma screaming at us that she wanted to go to the museum even if it wasn't open. Finally with a new destination in mind we were really off.

We made it to the Minnestoa Zoo! It wasn't very busy on a rainy Monday. We had a terrific time! What a great family day together! There were a lot of exhibits that were closed and we didn't get to anything outside. So we will have to come back this summer. What a nice relaxd day.

Came back home for naps. Madz had slept most of the way home in the car. That usually isn't a problem for her to then just go to sleep in her bed. But, today she only was in bed for about 10 minutes, then she was done with her nap. Emma was down in her room just playing around. And of course, Jay was sound asleep. I was so tired, but Maddie and I got up and read books and played around.

Jay mad ea great pasta dinner. We did a little family dancing in the kitchen before bathtime. Amazingly, for the first time in many months, if not years, the girls were in bed at their bedtime (9 for Em and 8:30 for Mad). Here I am almost done with this post and it is 9:20 - could I really be getting to bed before midnight!!