Cleveland

Now we're in Cleveland (the last post with the same date was catch up!!) with Jeff's mom and brother. One exciting thing I forgot to post in the last one was that we spent a GREAT day with Heather and Charlie's cousins in Mt. Vernon. They are 6 mos younger than each of the kids, girl and boy, and they got along really well. They have a nice new house with a great back yard and place to play. The kids liked getting to know each other better and it was a nice chance to relax while they entertained themselves (and break up arguements but what are you going to do?!).

Now we're in Cleveland. Today we made a LONG day at the zoo. Evidenced by the fact that it's 6:45 and the kids are sleeping (eek a late night!!). We saw EVERYTHING and it was hot but the kids had fun and really lasted the whole time with minimal complaints. They fell asleep between the zoo exit and teh parking lot. Charlie touched a sting ray and got a bit freaked out and they HATED the dinosaur exhibit which had large replicas and roaring. There was crying and dislike but we got through it. Otherwise we saw the giraffes, elephants, hippos (heather's request) and bears as well as the monkeys which put on quite a show. All in all a fun day with "Grandma with Shadow."