Strawberry Festival

Malaya got lost at the Strawberry Festival. She ran to one of the swingsets without us seeing her. Of course we were scared to death, but she had no idea that she was lost. She was more concerned about fitting into the treehouse with the 15 other kids in there. When we found her, I explained that we didn't know where she was and that she needs to tell us before she goes anywhere.
She just said "okay". A few days later the neighbor boys came over and asked Malaya to come play at their house. She had played there once before without me and had a good time. (I was a nervous wreck the whole time and watching the clock.) So I figured she could go over for 20 minutes again. Well, a few minutes later Malaya comes home crying. I asked her what happened, why was she crying. She said, "I was LOST!" Oh, my poor baby. She learned the lesson, but not quite.

Sleepy time

This is what happens when you don't take a nap!

Zoo

We recently visited the Zoo. It was Jolie's first time. She liked the giraffes the best. Malaya had a good time too. But, it was soooo hot that the animals mostly just sat around. A few days after our zoo trip I took the girls to the pet store. I have to admit, they had a much better time at the pet store. Everything was at their level and moving around. I guess the simple things in life are better sometimes. :)

Circus

I was at work one day and a co-worker mentioned that a small circus was in town. It was a few minutes away from our house and there was going to be a 4:30 show that day. So, I raced home from work, packed up the kids and PaPa, and brought the girls to see their first circus. It was VERY hot, but great. We saw everything that a big circus would have and it was not crowded. We sat in our own row on the grass so Jolie could walk around and climb on the chairs. And we even stayed the whole time.