Weekend update

After a great visit with Holly & Alex last night, we turned in early with plans to visit the Detroit Zoo in the morning. It's essential to get there as early as possible to maximize the time between arrival and the pre-nap meltdown. We were up with the sun and doing the standard running around trying to get out the door, which is becoming increasingly nightmarish as Nolah has entered the "don't you dare put me down" stage, which is accompanied by the "I dare you to walk out of the room" stage. Anyway, we were finally off and arrived at the zoo (which is looking great now that it's tax payer funded, by the way). Eli enjoyed the animals (particularly the peacocks) until about 1:00 pm, when the forementioned tantrum began. Nolah was her usual self - smiling and giggling at anyone who would look at her from her frontcarrier. We came home and spent the rest of the day weeding and planting the front and back yards. Also of interest this weekend, my brother Wes paid a visit. He's just graduated with a pharmacy degree and is entertaining some job offers in the deep South. So, between visits and projects (etc), we had to make a point to leave some things undone, leave the house a mess, and take off to wander the zoo with the kids for a few hours. It was actually pretty hard to make that choice, but I think it's important. It's so easy to get caught up in the tasks in life and ignore what's really important.