A Momma's Take: June 2011

This is the first thing Shannon heard on Sunday as he got a big hug and a kiss from his biggest fan, Lilah. It sounded more like "huppy DADDY dye" but the point was made. We swept in baring gifts and hugs for the our favorite Dad in the whole world as we woke him up for the big day ahead. We made portable breakfast, smoothies and toast, and hit the road to the Phoenix Zoo before it got too hot. Lilah loves reading about all the animals and can recognize and name all the "big" ones. She has had two trips to zoos already but Shannon wasn't able to come with us either time so he was excited to go with her. We pulled into the parking lot, told Lilah we were at the zoo to see animals, and she practically jumped out of the car into the stroller proclaiming "SEE ANIMALS!" We headed into the zoo, only to find out that Dad's are half off on Father's Day. Score! We made it through the whole zoo, only missing a few small exhibits, and had lunch all before nap time hit. It was a great day and watching Shannon and Lilah share that experience was priceless. Although I do think my favorite was listening to Lilah proclaim "MORE ANIMALS!" when she had her fill of which ever animal we were admiring at the moment (she said it only about 100 times).