The Zoo

We ended up in Lubbock last minute this summer as we both decided traveling to Utah to live in my cousins basement with one car and Christopher may prove to be too difficult among other things.  So Lubbock or BUST!  Lubbock's activities are limited so we planned to go to the Amarillo zoo with any friends that stayed behind for the summer.  It is just under a two hour drive north, but I was excited to be doing something, and Bryan was excited to go to a zoo for the first time, and Christopher didn't know what was going on.  

  

We had a great day, I researched hamburger joints along the old route 66 and decided on a hamburger/gelatoria which did not prove to be the best choice but an experience none the less.  Not everyone could make it, but we were so glad the Cullimore's were up for the adventure, especially since James is so good to Christopher.

 It was a fun day trip, and we are glad we had a chance to go before the busy school year started.

Not many pictures, and my Photoshop is down, but it's better then nothing.

Precious moments...

Moments that happened today 9.01.10...

I am going to be watching a friend's baby two morning a week, and the poor little guy has not been away from mom and dad very much and was having a hard time of it.  I decided to go on a walk to the park, and then to feed the ducks which worked out really well except... Christopher who usually walks saw that baby getting a ride in the stroller and decided he needed one too.  Not wanting to have a two year old tantrum on my hands, I put him in one of those wire frame strollers where you clip the car seat in, but I had no car seat, he just sat in the storage compartment and so I had baby James in the stroller pushing with the left hand and Christopher riding low in the other stroller dragging it behind me with the right hand.  The trip was worth it and everyone was happy, so when baby James was having a hard time later back at the house I put him in the stroller again.  I pushed him around while pretending to chase Christopher, both were happy again.  Christopher must have been feeling the love because he reached into the stroller and patted James and then gave him a kiss on the cheek!  I have to ask for my kisses, but I think he knew the little guy was missing his mama and needed extra love.  

Event two...Christopher occasionally will pull his diaper off and sit on the toilet more for fun I think because he never does anything.  Well, today he went into the bathroom pulled his diaper off, I saw this so I sat him on the toilet and he actually tinkled!!!  He was so happy, just as pleased as he could be.  I hope I can always remember that look.

I need moments like these.