Mother's Day

We spent Mother's Day as a family and it was amazing. We first went to breakfast at our favorite diner. Then we went home to get changed and ready for our day out! We went for a hike at the local game preserve and the kids (and we) had so much fun. 

(Don't worry, Pequeño had a ton of time to run around too!)

We made sure to bring along Little Bear's fishing net, fishing pants, and life jackets do that the kids could wade in the creek and catch fish. We also did a lot of stone skipping which was hilarious. Pudge would get so excited every time that he threw a stone (even if it didn't skip) and would yell "I did it!". After a while Pequeñi started to say "did it!" after he would throw them as well. Papa and Little Bear set out to try to catch a fish in the net.

They got a strand of frog eggs stuck on them and brought it over to show us.

They also caught and quickly released tiny fish.

We spent most of our time splashing sound in the creek (with me wishing that I owned sandals!) and having fun. I can't remember when I've heard the kids all laughing for so long. They thought every skip or splash or tiny fish that swam by was so exciting that we knew that we have to come back often. 

Once the kids were getting tired, we changed the little kids clothes and jaded back toward the car. Pudge had gotten a cut on his hand from a stone and insisted that it needed a bandaid (it wasn't bleeding at all) so we stopped to clean and bandage it. The older two spent the whole walk back talking about the creek and going fishing next time. Pequeño ended up falling asleep on the walk back (I purposely had him facing me so that he would).

Before we left, the kids wanted to check out the local species of fish and snakes.

On the way out, we saw the Bison and Elk.

We decided to go to the zoo for a little while before it closed. On the way in, a small fox started running towards our car so we had to stop. Then it ran under our car so we had to wait until the car behind us let us know that it had run out. It was really neat to see one that close!

Once we got to the zoo, it wasn't too busy and we were able to get right in. The kids had a blast telling Papa about all of the animals (it was his first time going with us)(*AND he even admitted that he was happy that we have the membership there.) Pudge slept in the stroller the entire time but Little Bear and Pequeño were really excited to see the animals. It was feeding time for the penguins (which we had never watched before).

After we left the zoo, we went home to change and decide what we wanted to do for dinner. We ended up voting on a Mexican restaurant that was amazing! Not only was everything delicious (the kids are everything from appetizers to dessert) but we all also have leftovers. All of the kids fell asleep on the way home but woke up once it was time to get out of the car. So we sat and played on our back deck until it was their bedtime.

I am so blessed to have my three little boys. They're each so different and so full of their own personalities but they're still the best of friends and I love watching them grow and play together.