I’m
finally sitting down after a heck of a weekend – and all I want to do is go to
sleep. However, we just got done looking through some of the pictures taken
(and having a good laugh at some of them!) and I’m super excited about some of
the posts coming up these next weeks: a little bit of travel in the Upstate, a
local celebrity, a themed cake and another community garden. Most of that was
last week, however this weekend kept us hopping too…
…with
the Park Hop that is. We’re joining in the LiveWell Greenville park scavenger
hunt again this year, and headed to Conestee Park for the opening ceremony.
Braving the crowds and hot sun, we had fun playing games with the various participating
organizations. We hit baseballs, threw Frisbees, ran golf ball races and
measured our vertical jumps. It didn’t take much to convince this mom to jump –
seems like I’ve still got (a little of) it, I hit the 17 inch mark. We snapped
this picture with General Yucky Ducky, the Greenville County Soil and Water
Conservation District mascot who reminds the kids to keep our waterways clean…
…and
here I am, all cleaned up. Roberts and I celebrated our 6th wedding
anniversary with a dinner at Breakwater Restaurant and Bar on the West End. A
big thank you to vecmamma Inga for
taking care of the three hoppers while we enjoyed the peace and quiet that
comes with our first night out alone in almost a year.
Sunday
was the last of Lauris’s birthday celebration, with a visit to the GreenvilleZoo and a party in Cleveland Park. We said goodbye to Kiko who is leaving for
greener pastures at the Toronto Zoo, and admired the progress made on what will
be the giant anteater/rhea enclosure. The two month old siamang was cute as can
be, getting a ride from mom around the enclosure, and spring was in the air for
the Aldabran tortoises, who were the most frisky I have ever seen them. It was
a wonderful afternoon with good friends, and now that the party planning is
over we can relax and enjoy our time with the grandparents, as vectētiņš is arriving tomorrow!
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