Today our whole housing area (and half the base) was scheduled to lose power for the day (8am-6pm). At least we were notified ahead of time. Unfortunately, Doug was feeling miserably sick and just wanted to curl up in bed and sleep. Hard to do that when it's hot and no power. So we packed up the kids and headed up north to the aquarium. We hadn't been for quite some time and now was the perfect opportunity. It was a gorgeous day. Even on the expressway, it's a long trip. The construction made it longer, the speeding saved us only a few minutes, but hey, I was tired of driving. It took almost 2 hours to reach our destination. Adam slept most of the way and Mary was awesome. She whispered, she sang, she stayed quiet. When we got there, we hit the playground to work off some pent up energy, stretch our legs and just have some fun. Mary loved the ropes course. She was too small for it last time we were here, so I was glad she could do it this time. She was fearless.
Mary was super excited about the "sprinkler". This was an area that blew cool mist in the air. I called it the mister. I loved that she loved it so much. I also loved that she didn't get wet and therefore didn't need the extra change of clothes I brought. There was another area with a splash pad, but she didn't see it, we didn't point it out and we let her have extra time in the mister. It all worked out well. I told her it was time to go to the mister and this is my picture of her running to it. She was so excited.
This is her at the mister wondering where it is. It's like she's thinking, "I just ran here and nothings happening."
Here it comes!
Fun time!
It was finally time to go inside and see the fish. Unfortunately, we missed the dolphin show and they had the tanks roped off, so we couldn't even see them afterward. Oh well, maybe next time. I really enjoyed watching the kids watching the fish.
So, for being such wonderful children (and of course, me being a wonderful wife and mother) we treated ourselves to Yogurtland. We also had 4 more hours to kill before our power was to turn back on. We chose lemon lime frozen yogurt with bananas, kiwi, dragon fruit and Mary's favorite, sprinkles! It was so good. I will say most of us really enjoyed it. I'll chronicle the 4th person's experience with photos.
All in all it was a good day. Poor Doug was such a trooper, going from place to place to keep the kids entertained, when all he really wanted to do was curl up somewhere quiet and take a nap. This post is already too long, so I'll save you from all the little details like how Mary and I played tons of games and blew tons of money at Jusco. I won't tell you about taking the kids to the playground on base and watching Adam's face light up when he was put in the swing. I won't rant and rave about how we desperately watched the clock for 6pm to roll around only to find that our power wasn't restored as promised. I will say that I asked Mary what her favorite part of the day had been and she immediately said, "The dolphins!" Ah, that kid makes me laugh.
Fun time! It was finally time to go inside and see the fish. Unfortunately, we missed the dolphin show and they had the tanks roped off, so we couldn't even see them afterward. Oh well, maybe next time. I really enjoyed watching the kids watching the fish.
So, for being such wonderful children (and of course, me being a wonderful wife and mother) we treated ourselves to Yogurtland. We also had 4 more hours to kill before our power was to turn back on. We chose lemon lime frozen yogurt with bananas, kiwi, dragon fruit and Mary's favorite, sprinkles! It was so good. I will say most of us really enjoyed it. I'll chronicle the 4th person's experience with photos.
All in all it was a good day. Poor Doug was such a trooper, going from place to place to keep the kids entertained, when all he really wanted to do was curl up somewhere quiet and take a nap. This post is already too long, so I'll save you from all the little details like how Mary and I played tons of games and blew tons of money at Jusco. I won't tell you about taking the kids to the playground on base and watching Adam's face light up when he was put in the swing. I won't rant and rave about how we desperately watched the clock for 6pm to roll around only to find that our power wasn't restored as promised. I will say that I asked Mary what her favorite part of the day had been and she immediately said, "The dolphins!" Ah, that kid makes me laugh.
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