We survived

We survived our week of sickness! Donovan is still a little snot factory, but it is less green and isn't running quite as much. I hope you aren't offended by my child's adorable tush, but it's just so darn cute I couldn't resist.
On Friday morning, Donovan and I were both ready to get outside and run around. He had been cooped up most of the week and I was going a little crazy myself. It was a fun trip and we were there for almost 3 hours!! He was falling asleep in my arms as we were walking to our car.


I have never seen the lion by the window so I told Donovan to give her a kiss, thinking he would just blow a kiss. He kissed the glass, if you can't tell from the picture. He made it a point to kiss all of the animals after that, I know that's gross but I was picking my battles that day.
A few months ago, we were hanging at the zoo and Donovan saw three little boys running back and forth through the chains leading to the aviary. They instantly accepted Donovan and showed him what to do while I stood by his mom and we laughed at our crazy boys. It's so nice to run into other moms who have crazy children. That is one reason why we love having Mason around!! Anyway, since then he has to do it if we walk by. He could probably do it all day, but he isn't very nice to the people who try to walk through the doors. If he sees someone trying to get in, he will hold the door shut and scream at them...we are working on that one.
I love the polar bear. He has always been my favorite. He can be boring some days, but I love to watch him when he is playing or going for a swim.
There are literally hundreds of peacocks all over the zoo. Anywhere you go, you will probably run into at least one. It seems to be mating season.
Donovan was fascinated by this duck. I am just glad there was glass between them, he really wanted Donovan's fingers.

After the zoo, Donovan and I both took a nap and then went down to Glenwood with Brad to watch his high school team play. We didn't actually watch the game, but Donovan got to run around and play some more.

On our way down I got this video of Donovan singing. He always wants to listen to this song and he only sings the last note. He will also put his arms in the air sometimes. He was still waking up so he wasn't quite as energetic as usual.

I wish I had taken a picture of his outfit before we went home. It started to get cold and I hadn't packed any pants so I searched the clothes we are taking to Utah for Colin and found a pair of gecko pajama pants that were almost long enough. Again, he looked adorably white trash.On Saturday, we traded babysitting with Lenna and Scott. We watched Mason in the morning so they could look for a dresser without a child and we took Donovan over in the afternoon so we could relax and recover from the previous week. They are so cute and they really do have a lot of fun together.

They are too cute.They did ring a round the rosie about 10 times. I thought their Granny might enjoy watching them do it at least once.


It was a great way to end our crappy week. I think we are completely recovered and ready to get in our normal routine. Donovan was a little grumpy during Sacrament Meeting today, but I think it is because he has been indulged all week and expects it to continue. He will learn soon enough that it won't. I guess we will have a week to get him out of that mode, and then once we go to Utah it will all be undone again! Silly Grandparents....

*I almost forgot, if you noticed, Donovan has a few scratches on his forehead. He decided to play with his dresser Friday morning and it fell on top of him. The scratches are from the things on top of the dresser (picture frames, block letters, etc) falling on his head. It scared him, and us, pretty bad. He still has the scratches but they aren't quite as red anymore. We may have to bolt that thing to the wall.