Dinosaurs and Doggies

This past Friday I watched Gavin while Tommy and Heather had a night out on the town. Liesl was super tired so was in bed by 7:30. She slept though the whole evening so gave me time to focus on Gavin. He was super quiet and good for me. He ate a lot of popcorn and watched a few movies, colored and munched on snacks. Liesl woke up about 12:30 when Jim came home and snuggled with Gavin and I until he fell asleep on the couch at 1:30. He had his first overnight Yay Gavin!

Saturday we took Liesl and Papa Jack to the zoo to see the Dinosaurs. Pretty much that is what we saw too. All the other animals were resting and or out of sight there. We tried to see the Apes and got brief glimpses of them. Watched the camels and deer. Played on the playground briefly. Had snacks that I packed near the Coney Island and that was pretty much it.  Liesl was just as interested or more interested in the dinosaurs than any of the other times she had been there and studied them extensively. I think she actually spent more time studying them this time. While Daddy mowed the lawn, Liesl and I met some neighbors and accross the street to the beach and made sandcastles in the sand with their 2 girls.  They were very nice and I am hoping to hang out with them more.

Sunday, Liesl let us sleep in til 11. She came in and watched the Lion King and drank her chocolate milk until Momma woke up. We got a lot done in the garden and I planted some more vegetables in the garden. I think I am going to have to expand that area out to accommodate more. I transplanted some strawberries off the lawn into a pot to see if I can get some to grow. I have transplanted a raspberry bush as well. Evelyn sent me some of her plants from her garden. I planted some poppy seeds and a butterfly garden out front. I am hoping that it grows so late in the season (crossing fingers). We then got together all the doggie things we had left over and got supplies from Meijer like a crate and collar and picked up Stormy. We cleaned him up really good and started training in the crate. He is such a good dog, he has already found his potty spot and his place to chill when we are home and has gotten used to sleeping in the crate. He was sleeping like a log this morning in there. I am hoping to get him used to walks again. He is so much happier now. I feel better that he has a stable environment to live in. He sat outside on the leash for hours yesterday drying off, soaking in the sun and sniffing the air. He looked super happy and relaxed out there. Liesl is very gentile with him and loves to pet his soft fur. I will have to post pictures of the little guy soon.