Pittsburgh Zoo

Today we went to the Pittsburgh Zoo.  It was super hot and muggy again.  The kids loved seeing all the animals.  Lili walked almost the whole way.  She was exhausted by the end.  Isabel was done about an hour before we were finished, until we got to the kids' play area, she found all her energy again.  Gaby did great the whole time.  She was ready for what ever was next.  All in all, the day was great.

Sprinklers

It has been really hot and muggy at Granny's this week.  So the kids got in their bathing suits to play with the hose, as they water Granny's flowers.  Well they watered Granny while they were at it and tried to water Pap Pap and Uncle Tom (Granny's brother).  Uncle Tom brought over a sprinkler head so they didn't have to hold the hose, they could just run around and still get wet.

Carnegie Science Center

We went to the Carnegie Science Center today.  The kids had a blast.   They started off in a little submarine and then we ended up playing in water most of the time.  They got to make houses and put them through an earthquake, next came the water.  The big girls were there for an hour or more.  Lili tried drinking the water so I took her over to the balls, where she stayed for a long time.  They went to all the other little areas and had a good time.  Gaby and Isabel found a huge game of 'Operation', which they got a kick out of.  Then Isabel found the dress-up area, she really liked dressing up like a doctor and checking Lili and then attaching all the organs to the front of her.  They were pooped out for the ride home but had a great time there.

Happy Father's Day Pap Pap

Playing at the Park

The night before Joe's graduation, Uncle Ralph came down to visit, because he couldn't make it to the party.  We had dinner and then we went to the park down the street from my mom's house.  The kids had a ton of fun.  Poor Lili was falling asleep in the swing.  We left for the park when she should have gone to bed.....she had a lot more fun at the park than going to bed.

Uncle Ralph had just told the kids about 'lightning bugs' and so when we got home, it was dark and guess what we saw....yup lightning bugs.  They ran through the yard catching them and putting them into a jar.  It was fun to watch the kids.  Then the kids went to bed and Uncle Ralph stay a bit longer.  I haven't seen him for so many years, it was really nice to have spent the evening with him, talking and hanging out. 

I also through in a photo of Aunt Peggy and the kids.  We visited her the other day and it was great to see her as well.  Time was too short and we didn't get to have a long visit but what we did get was great.