Today, Sophie and Keri went to the zoo while Neal was earning hard earned money for our family. They took the train into Dallas with their friends Carly and Kari and each of their kids. We saw a few animals, of course. When Sophie saw the merkats she said "T-hhh" (Not TH as in think but the T and then H sound) which we believe is going to develop into "kitty" someday because that's what she tries to say when our cat is around. Well, at the zoo, even elephants were "T-hhh." Her favorite part by far was at the children's zoo where they have a play area with a very shallow river that the kids can run through and splash. It was her first time sporting a swimsuit and she warmed up to the water pretty fast. We were all beat on the train ride back but it was a great day of fun with friends.
What a day! Carly and Keri took off to the Arboretum and enjoyed some great weather and beautiful blooms. We had a picnic and were nearly attacked by a brave squirrel, TWICE! He was only a few feet away and Keri stood up, waved her arms, yelled at it, and swung a bag at it (not hitting it, of course) and it stood it's ground and even moved forward at times. Freaked us out! Made us laugh anyway! We did win the battle and finished our lunches. After visiting the Arboretum, we stopped by Opa's (grandpa) work to say hi. Sophie was treated with a big, red balloon and loved it! When Neal got home we took off to a Chipotle grand opening and got free burritos! We only had to stand in line for an hour. It was worth it though because we got to catch up with each other and were surrounded by nice, hungry people.
Thanks to our friends the Goodes, we enjoyed an evening at the Rangers Ballpark. We, of course, cheered for the Angles because of our CA roots. They won 7 to 4. We could see the construction on the new Cowboys stadium from the ballpark.
