The Kennedy Zoo

First off, the adoption news. We have now been waiting for 13 weeks, which officially puts us in the 3-5 month window that the agency said we could expect a referral. We are looking forward to getting pictures of our little boy any day now. We are being cautiously optimistic that we will make our court date before the rainy season starts, though one of us is much more optimistic than the other. We will let you guess which one that is.

We never updated after the surprise trip to the zoo. It was more like, surprise you have the stomach bug and you get to puke all morning. I (Erin) woke up in the night with it first, then Easton, then Catherine. I was still convinced, even while throwing up my insides all morning, that we could make it the two hour drive to the Tulsa zoo. When you have a plan, you stick to it.

While getting the kids ready to go in between trips to the bathroom, Sophie decided to complicate the morning by emptying the diaper rash cream all over the living room. Here is what our coffee table looked like. It ruined the carpet.

As we walked out the door, Easton threw up one last time in the sink. Zach covered the back of the van with trash bags and we headed to Tulsa. The kids slept on the way over there, but Catherine woke up feeling sick again. Here we are in the zoo parking lot.

When we finally made it into the zoo, the kids perked up and thoroughly enjoyed the day. Catherine only threatened to throw up once, but it was a non-event. I am sure the other mothers at the zoo loved seeing us whip out the Wal-mart sacks in the line for the train.




We ate dinner at the cheesecake factory to end the day of all days. Well, at least some ate. I had to leave dinner and head to the car. I slept the whole way home.

All in all, a successful trip to the zoo. Surprise!!!