Zoo Again!
We were going to go camping this weekend but decided not to. We did decide that we would do something fun together as a family though. At 10:15 Greg said we should go to the zoo. At 10:35 we were on our way! Yeah, I probably smelled as bad as some of the zoo animals since I didn't shower, but we don't mess around. We go!
There is a new exhibit at the Pittsburgh Zoo that none of had seen yet. Marcus and I went to the zoo twice already in the spring but this was the first time we went as a family. Going to the zoo on a weekday in the spring is so much nicer than going on a weekend in the summer. Everyone was there. There were a few things we didn't even bother to see because of the crowd. One nice thing though was the amount of staff around giving information on the animals. I talked to one man about the elephants (my favorite!) and he told me all about the two pregnant girls. I wish I would have thought of it at the time but I wonder how they know those elephants are pregnant early on. Do they make them pee on a stick? Do they use those digital tests or those old fashioned ones where you have to see the lines show up?
The new exhibit had potential to be cool. It is sorta an underwater tunnel where you can see the polar bears, sea otters, and sea lions swimming from underneath. The polar bears weren't swimming since they hardly ever swim. The water was a bit cloudy so it was hard to see the sea otters and sea lions. Greg and I decided that we were going to skip the aquarium to see the new exhibit since the new exhibit closed early and then we were going to circle back to the aquarium. Apparently that is not allowed. Everyone was forced to enter the aquarium and from there forced into the new exhibit and prohibited to move in a backwards direction. We decided that if we wanted to see polar bears before we saw penguins, we should have that right. So we headed off down a road that said, "Do not enter. Staff only." No one stopped us and we were happy.
I was impressed at how long Marcus made it before he fell asleep. The last two times he slept through the aquarium. This time he made it all the way to the llamas at the very end. He took a little rest when he came home but really didn't get much of a nap at all. We decided to risk it and head to Red Lobster for dinner. We rarely eat out so this was quite a treat. Marcus behaved very well. Then he fell asleep on the way home. I decided to put him to bed as soon as we got here, which was around 6:15. I am just hoping that he is tired enough to sleep at least until 6 tomorrow morning.
In other good news!!
1) Someone that we know who travels back and forth to Guatemala frequently is making another trip soon. He said that he would take a package down for us on his next trip, which is coming up soon. We have really been missing William a lot. This is the perfect opportunity! Tomorrow we are going to head to the store to find a few things for William. I can't wait. I am going to write him a letter as well.
2) In even better news, the above person brought us back the disposable cameras that we had given the foster family. We got to see lots of great pictures of William with his very loving foster family. There are even pictures of a park that they go to with him in a very scary looking swing. I am too lazy right now to add any of those pictures to this entry but you can see them all by clicking here. (We felt the need to edit out some of the naked pictures because they were just a bit too revealing. Those are pictures we will save for about 15 years and then pull out to mortify William. That is just the kind of parents we are!)
3) A fellow adopter Jennifer just sent us an update on their case. I am so happy to hear that they finally got their PA and will be submitted back into PGN ASAP!! Thank goodness because everyone is ready for Karla to come home. I am also excited about this for completely selfish reasons too. Jennifer and her husband Jason got their DNA results about 2 weeks before we got ours. This means that we are about 2 weeks behind them in getting our PA. Woohoo!! That thing can't get issued fast enough! We are ready to get back into PGN too!
There is a new exhibit at the Pittsburgh Zoo that none of had seen yet. Marcus and I went to the zoo twice already in the spring but this was the first time we went as a family. Going to the zoo on a weekday in the spring is so much nicer than going on a weekend in the summer. Everyone was there. There were a few things we didn't even bother to see because of the crowd. One nice thing though was the amount of staff around giving information on the animals. I talked to one man about the elephants (my favorite!) and he told me all about the two pregnant girls. I wish I would have thought of it at the time but I wonder how they know those elephants are pregnant early on. Do they make them pee on a stick? Do they use those digital tests or those old fashioned ones where you have to see the lines show up?
The new exhibit had potential to be cool. It is sorta an underwater tunnel where you can see the polar bears, sea otters, and sea lions swimming from underneath. The polar bears weren't swimming since they hardly ever swim. The water was a bit cloudy so it was hard to see the sea otters and sea lions. Greg and I decided that we were going to skip the aquarium to see the new exhibit since the new exhibit closed early and then we were going to circle back to the aquarium. Apparently that is not allowed. Everyone was forced to enter the aquarium and from there forced into the new exhibit and prohibited to move in a backwards direction. We decided that if we wanted to see polar bears before we saw penguins, we should have that right. So we headed off down a road that said, "Do not enter. Staff only." No one stopped us and we were happy.
I was impressed at how long Marcus made it before he fell asleep. The last two times he slept through the aquarium. This time he made it all the way to the llamas at the very end. He took a little rest when he came home but really didn't get much of a nap at all. We decided to risk it and head to Red Lobster for dinner. We rarely eat out so this was quite a treat. Marcus behaved very well. Then he fell asleep on the way home. I decided to put him to bed as soon as we got here, which was around 6:15. I am just hoping that he is tired enough to sleep at least until 6 tomorrow morning.
In other good news!!
1) Someone that we know who travels back and forth to Guatemala frequently is making another trip soon. He said that he would take a package down for us on his next trip, which is coming up soon. We have really been missing William a lot. This is the perfect opportunity! Tomorrow we are going to head to the store to find a few things for William. I can't wait. I am going to write him a letter as well.
2) In even better news, the above person brought us back the disposable cameras that we had given the foster family. We got to see lots of great pictures of William with his very loving foster family. There are even pictures of a park that they go to with him in a very scary looking swing. I am too lazy right now to add any of those pictures to this entry but you can see them all by clicking here. (We felt the need to edit out some of the naked pictures because they were just a bit too revealing. Those are pictures we will save for about 15 years and then pull out to mortify William. That is just the kind of parents we are!)
3) A fellow adopter Jennifer just sent us an update on their case. I am so happy to hear that they finally got their PA and will be submitted back into PGN ASAP!! Thank goodness because everyone is ready for Karla to come home. I am also excited about this for completely selfish reasons too. Jennifer and her husband Jason got their DNA results about 2 weeks before we got ours. This means that we are about 2 weeks behind them in getting our PA. Woohoo!! That thing can't get issued fast enough! We are ready to get back into PGN too!
posted by Annie and Greg @ 6:30 PM
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Another zoo day to avoid is Good Friday. We took my cousins many years ago, on a warm Good Friday and the place was packed. No fun at all.
Heres hoping that your PA is complete soon! Jen getting hers must be a good sign!! Hang in there!
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