Zoo! And then a BBQ!

We had a busy but fun day today! It started with a trip to the National Zoo. Silly me, I thought everyone left Washington, D.C., during holiday weekends. I was wrong. The Zoo was a zoo! It was also HOT! Still, we enjoyed walking around and seeing the animals. Alexa got to see elephants, pandas, lions, monkeys and donkeys. What could be better? She kept saying "Anna-molls"!

After the zoo, Daddy's friends from his hometown in NJ came over with their kids for a cook out. Alexa had a blast playing with all the older girls! They played bubbles with her and played catch with her soccer ball. And, of course, it all ended with ice cream! Alexa loved the ice cream part.

Alexa plays catch with her Daddy

One of Alexa's favorite new games to play is "catch." She loves to throw or roll a ball to you and then you throw or roll it back and she giggles as she runs to scoop it up. It's so cute! Daddy has been waiting to play catch with her for a while. He has been teaching her how to throw properly. She's a natural!

King Spring Fling

Every year, my co-worker has a cook-out. I remember years ago, when we lived in the city and didn't own a car, it was a pain to get to. Now, it's five minutes away. Daddy was away this past weekend, so Alexa and I went on our own. Here are some photos from last Saturday evening. She ate some food but mostly enjoyed playing ball and riding a little bus with the big kids. I was very proud of her for being a tough girl when she fell down and sharing the toys! Click here to see photos of last year's Spring Fling!

Nothing like a PB&J sandwich!

Especially since it's not a PB&J sandwich. We still haven't given Alexa peanut butter. So here she is enjoying her almond butter sandwich. Yum! Handmade by Daddy the way Daddy likes his peanut butter sandwiches. All nut butter, no jelly. And not toasted either! The horror! At least it's on wheat bread, cuz that's what Momma buys!

After Alexa finished her sandwich, she got to run around at the playground. What fun! Look how cute! She was cracking up at me pushing her in her swing. It was so funny!

After all the fun at the park, we went over to Daddy's friend's home for some Irish food. They have two boys, who have lots of cool toys. Alexa had fun riding a little ride-along toy and playing with the basketball and plastic baseballs. But she got a little confused about which ball goes through the hoop...