Zoo Day...

Technically this isn't from the zoo, but we did bring the sand table upstairs onto the deck so Charlie could use it more often. 

Will watching the sealions...

Clearly, this is the saddest child ever to ride this Fenec Fox...

Will and Charlie laughed every time the otter pushed off the window. 

The new carosel at the National Zoo is really great.  It's got lots of interesting animals to ride...

Charlie seemed to think this boulder wasn't placed properly...

I was really needing to clean the floors for the birthday party on Saturday so Jason offered to take the boys to the zoo.  I am so, so thankful that he did!  I hate these wood floors with a passion!  They are so much work, and they get gross so fast.  I feel like I could sweep them 100 times and day and then I still have to mop!  I loved carpet! I miss just being able to vacuum and then steam clean 2 or 3 times a year.  Anyway.  We are all set for what seems to be William's Birthday week.  He is having a party tomorrow 8 kids, his actual birthday on Tuesday, when Jason and I will take him to the Building Museum downtown, and then out to dinner at Noodles, and then Wednesday he has a class party at school!  Way more than we got as kids!  Such is modern life.  I can't believe how fast these 5 years have flown by.  I love seeing him grow though and he says such funny and interesting things... like "Dad, is this book Fiction?" and " Where is the chapstick that has our flag on it from when we had a king?" (The tube of chapstick has a British flag on it.)  Oh, William.  I have no idea what we did with our time before we had you to entertain us!