more Moments at the Zoo

Hope you are all having a blessed Sunday today... I am feeling so blessed to have been able to get right with my priorities lately and I find myself much happier for it!  The messy house still bothers me but I am able to realize it isn't going anywhere... but my kids are growing up and I do NOT want to miss a moment! 

Here are some more photos of the fabulous Ms A and mommy's trip to the zoo!

 It was a pretty hot day in that sun,  bet she was thinking how nice it would be to play under that waterfall there!

 There were 2 beautiful Bald Eagles, both rescued from injury and nursed back to health at the Zoo.
They are certainly beautiful birds!

 Above, please note Ms A's budding photography skills!  I do not like to be photographed since packing on a bunch of pounds these past 2 years but I'd do anything for Ms A... lol, I have to admit, the shadows from the tree make me look like I have a fantastic mustache!

 Felt like the giraffes were a great Mommy and Me moment..

 The polar bear was so much fun to watch frolic in the water... sorry about the glare, it was hard to get a good photo with the glare on the glass.  We were enthralled watching him dive under the water and shoot back to the top to play with his ball

Ms Giraffe had the right idea... that's how we felt as we ended our journey through the zoo!

A Moment at the Zoo

My superwoman mentality has been taking it's toll lately.  You know, the I can do it all attitude.

I can do it ALL

I can do it ALL and then some

I can do it perfectly

I will put my ALL into it ALL

And when ALL of that isn't enough, I'll take on even MoRE!

I'm feeling incredibly disorganized, discombobulated, and frustrated!

I'm finally realizing I am not

SUPERWOMAN!

I'll admit, I want to be supermom, super wife, super friend, super blogger, super painter...

but

I cannot...

I'm learning to just roll with it peeps, I really am!

A good friend just reminded me,

 "sometimes life throws us a whole bunch of lemons at once and when we can't catch 'em all we blame ourselves! Time to mellow I guess and accept that sometimes we just have to accept we don't have enough hands to catch them ALL!"

{thanks Rona!}

Yesterday,  I had the opportunity to shut it all off and accompany my daughter on a school field trip to the Zoo!  I haven't been to our local zoo in many many years, which is a shame considering we are only about 45 minutes away from our country's 1st Zoo here in Philly.  We had a great time just us girls... and I'd like to show you a few photos from our day!

 We were able to rent a wheelchair there but surprisingly Boom was able to walk most of the zoo!

 She has lost an incredible 20 pounds since January and still losing,  most of her joint and leg pain has disappeared and her stamina has increased by leaps and bounds... not to mention her clothes are getting a bit loose!  She learned about the huge Galapagos Turtles and was able to touch a real turtle shell... look at those little bitty babies below.

 The Cat House... my absolute favorite of animals, the BIG cats!  Roar!

 We examined a lion tooth... imagining how much that would hurt to get bit compared to a house cat,

 held and touched a leopard skull...

 and saw the Mac Daddy of all the big cats, our fave, the Bengal Tiger!

Truth be told, my favorite part of the day was sitting under tree on a bench and sharing a hoagie

{sandwich on a roll for those not familiar with a philly style hoagie- you don't know what you're missing} with my daughter!  She giggled and smiled all day, reminding me what a 'silly mommy' I am and that I'm simply a 'whack a doodle'.   Reminds me that my special girl, although turning sweet 16 very soon, is still my most precious little girl.  I am blessed by the fact that she is still childlike; so sweet and innocent.

I'll share more photos with you real soon! 

Remember, please... take a moment to sit under a tree with your little one's today- you won't be sorry you did!