Fun Weekend

I got to work early yesterday (Friday) morning for a meeting so I was able to get off a little early. It worked out great because my wife had planned to take the kids to the zoo that afternoon, so I met them there and we played for a couple of hours. Then we came home, ate cardboard pizza, and watched a movie as a family. After the movie, we camped out in the living room together. The kids were all looking forward to this for several days ... and to be honest, so was I. The whole day was so much fun.

Here's a picture I took of a bird at the zoo. Pretty cool, huh? I let the camera do most of the work - that's my secret.

Every February, we have a ritual we call "no TV month." I hope the title is self-explanatory. It's great! I love the freedom of telling the media to take a hike for a few weeks. So in early March, when the TV hiatus is over, we always have a little party and watch our first post-Feb movie as a family. The movie du jour (or du an) was Cinderella II. The movie was cute, but mostly, it was just fun to hang out with the family and we all had a really good time.

Today was pretty fun too! We went hiking this morning at a state park and wore out the kids. In the afternoon, the girls went with mom to a birthday party at a roller skating rink. I took the boys shopping (we got doughnuts!!), I fixed the van (very satisfying), and we jumped on the trampoline together. That trampoline was a blast! I need more days like these last two.