Wednesday we ventured to the wild side, the Wild Animal Park. One of our favorite places, ever. We've gone to the WAP as many as twice or three times in a week, we learned to be outside the stroller at the WAP.
Our first stop was the lions, but they were playing in a very difficult to see area of their enclosure. So we decided to try and get on the tram that was about to leave. The kids really enjoyed the ride, and moving from lap to lap, either to get a better vantage point, or a better water bottle.
Sometimes we sat alone...
Sometimes we sat on Auntie Shelley's lap...
Sometimes we shared Auntie Shelley's lap with Cousin Madison...
Sometimes we sat with Grammie and got the coveted water bottle...
Sometimes we turned to look at Mommy with the camera...
We also did a lot of snacking along the way...
We put three kids in a wagon...
We fed the lorikeets...
We grinned silly grins at them...
We were very brave...
We discussed the current state of health care in the US...
We tried to ensure that no lorikeet in this enclosure should ever go hungry...
And of course, no trip to the WAP this summer would be complete without a trip to DINO MOUNTAIN!!!!!
Or a ride on the Carousel!!!!
While at the Wild Animal Park, in the middle of us having a great day, Madison got her FIRST BEE STING!!! While traumatic at first, she was very BRAVE. (We are working on earning bravery stars!) We got the stinger out and rushed to first aid. They gave her some topical bee sting relief and she was back to normal almost immediately.
So... Williams Family Injury count 2
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We took Scott's car in for service because it failed its smog test. The result came back, nearly terminal. Needs a new catalytic converter, and a new air conditioning...about $3000. ARGH. We are now at the point of is it worth it to fix? Or should we buy a new car? with this puppy. I'm all for buying a new car, if it wasn't for well, you know paying for it! Scott on the other hand is really waiting for a hybrid plug in. He believes that in the next two years one should be available, and he wants to wait if we can...cool. I love dumping $3000 into a car we just hope will last us until something we really want is on the market, and there's no guarantee that it will ever make the US market.
And in case THAT wasn't enough...
Our refrigerator up and decided to die...or nearly die. We've kept it closed as much as possible and added ice packs, frozen water bottles, milk bottles, and pretty much anything we could find, to keep it cold in there, you know, since we've got food for 6 adults and 3 kids for a week in that fridge.
Scott ran out at nap time and bought a new one, which was delivered today, Day five. Isn't she a beauty?
Ostrem family: down $5000 for the week.________________________
Grammie made some awesome oatmeal and cranberry cookies that Evan has taken a liking to...and since I'm giving him anything to eat that he asks for, he's had quite a few of these in the last few days.
In the car he said to me: "May I please have another oatmeal cookie, please"
Ryan's response: "No, Evan, You've had enough"
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Today, we had a leisurely day we just went over to our preschools playground, (I had to pay tuition!) and then we went swimming, and to the "big" slide by our house. I had a moment at the slide. I would take the boys over to the slide when they were younger and it was always really scary for me. I'd have to walk behind them up the slide get them seated, and then run around to the front so they didn't fall on the ground. All the while telling the other kid not to climb the slide without Mommy there behind him. The slide was SO big. Guess what...it's not really that big, and today, the boys were perfectly capable of climbing up the slide, sliding down it all on their own...
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