Family Trip to the ZOO!!!

What an amazing weekend! We took Madison to the Zoo for the first time on Saturday.


We arrived in San Francisco a little after noon and went straight to the giraffes, zebras and ostrich. At first Madison referred to the zebra as "horsie" but once we told her what it was, that's what she talked about the rest of the day! After we made our way to the gorillas and smaller monkeys, we stopped, grabbed some lunch, and ate in front of the flamingos.
We continued around the zoo for the rest of the afternoon, Madison enjoying the bears, penguins, and antelopes. The last stop of the day was the Children's Zoo where she was very brave and pet a goat! She was a little weary of the sheep walking toward her, and so she stayed pretty close to Daddy. The true highlight of the trip...she used the big potty, in the public restrooms TWICE! She screamed when I took her in, so nothing happened. But when Daddy took her, she successfully went to the bathroom! Because we didn't have any M&M's with us, she got a few minutes of swing time at the playground for using the potty the first time, and the second time she went, she got to share some cotton candy and icee with us! It was a huge step in potty training and we were so proud of her the rest of the day!


Spending the whole day together as a family was such a treat! The weather was beautiful and we all had such a fun time!



This last week went well too. Potty training is getting better and better, she is now going into the bathroom on her own! She just runs in there, goes potty, then calls me when she's done! I am taking the iron medication and I hope that it starts working soon! I have 5 more weeks of babysitting, then I am done! Once I am done, I plan to nap in the afternoons with Madison, get caught up with scrapbooking and finish the baby's room. Blain has 4 more weeks until he gets his much needed class break. For now, his plan is to stay home, sleep in and not think about Arabic at all! I am really looking forward to having him home for a week, Madison is always in such a better (sometimes silly) mood when her Dad is around!