living the freeman life

Caleb decided to not take a nap today at Grandma's house (I, Emily, was working at Pat's house), so he got to go to bed before Adam. As I didn't take any other pictures today, we took a picture of Adam actually kissing me (SO sweet!) plus some other funny videos!

Here Adam is putting magnets on a magnetic and saying "Yay!!!"

And this video shows why "clean up" always takes so long with this kid around!

And finally, my favorite video....Adam pillow fighting with Daddy but getting too excited about raising the pillow up that the momentum actually propels him to fall backwards. He was not hurt and didn't cry so do not worry. It was hilarious!

Today we went to the Greenville Zoo! But before we could leave, we HAD to clean out my car as things were beginning to compost in the backseat. To keep the kids occupied, we let Adam play in the front seat. :) (By the way, this is going to be a long post so feel free to skim if you want)

Here we are!

Caleb's so excited about seeing an elephant up close!
Lemurs!

Adam got into it too!Adam certainly charmed the resident cottonmouth...they would look at each other through the glass!Adam and Caleb looking at the turtlesCaleb loved seeing the snakes, especially this HUGE boa.Beautiful toucanTrying to get a good picture of two toddlers should be considered an Olympic event! Adam wanted to have NO part in this picture!Watching these lazy lions lay in the sun made me sleepy...My three sweet boys!I loved this water fountain of a lion's mouth!A HUGE tortoise came to say hi to Adam!Did you know that giraffes can be up to 19 feet tall??It was so sweet to see Eric try to make sure Adam got to see everything!This is an actual handprint of an orangutan...I had Caleb put his hand up there to see the comparison!

This orangutan was in deep thought about something...

Caleb discovered a fascination for leapords! He said he loved them because they acted just like a kitty! :)

Adam was determined to walk by himself most of the time. We brought a stroller for when he got tired of walking, but he only used it 5% of the time.A black monkey came to greet us and posed like this long enough for me to snap a picture!Here's Caleb imitating the calls of the monkeys!Adam loved petting this goat.Beautiful black swan
Caleb loved snorting along side this pigBeautiful white ducks

This squirrel was stealing all the food from the other farm animals!After the zoo, we went to On the Border (one of our favorite restaurants).

We got this queso for free with an online coupon!

Adam LOVED the salsa!

And here is Caleb with his new leopard he got at the zoo to commemorate his new favorite animal!

All in all, a good time was had by all and we can't wait to go back!

Today, I woke up at the house and had a leisurely morning to myself. As you know, with toddlers, this is not normally the case. Mom and Dad kept the kiddos last night as I was going to work for Pat today, but I got an e-mail this morning letting me know that we were going to need to reschedule. So, I woke up to this temperature...

and proceeded to throw open the windows and slide open the screen door to get the cool breeze through the house. I made myself a list of what I wanted to get accomplished...

...and got 3/4 of it done (go me!). Of course, I had this lovely cup of joe to help me along...

...and a fun music list to listen to. :)
My two lazy cats just slept most of the morning....here's Miss Chris snoozin' on our bed.

and Mikey, who decided that half filled laundry baskets in the closet were more his speed.

I got a lot done aorund the house, went grocery shopping, came back and prepared dinner for me and a friend's family, delivered that, got the boys from Mom's house, came back here to a lovely hot dinner that Eric got in the oven for me while I was gone!

Mmmm...chicken divan....

...and parsleyed carrots (minus the parsley but still amazing)

Thanks Eric! You did a great job! :)

Here's Adam and I snuggling after dinner on the floor :)

Caleb enjoyed coloring his fighter jet planes I printed out for him.

Great job, Caleb! He's doing so well at coloring in the lines!

Adam just LOVES to mess with the laptop keys...

Daddy and Caleb sending a thank you letter to Grandpa Wayne for the dollar he gave Caleb yesterday.

Tomorrow shoudl be fun! Eric is off of work, so we are heading to the Greenville Zoo for the day, and will eat at On the Border for lunch- YUM!