Memorial Day Weekend

No matter how long the weekend is, I always wish it were longer.  And we managed to pack a lot of fun into this long weekend.  Saturday, we took Evie to the zoo for the very first time.  It was hot (the hottest day of the year so far) and crowded, but she really liked it, despite this look she gave me as we entered...

Really, guys?  It's pretty hot. 

We started at the seals, but we had just missed the show.  They still came out for us to get a peek at them.

Then we made our way around, trying to avoid the crowds and stay in the shade as best we could.  Evie really liked the elephants, and in all fairness (for Daddy and Bennett), she liked the tiger, too.  :)  She also really liked some of the birds, and the cats (even though I forget their proper names).  They were the most active and fun to watch.  Lots of the animals were sleeping or unavailable, but we still saw a lot.  We didn't ride the train this time, but we can't wait to go back.

It may be hot, but that was fun!

After the zoo, we stopped at Davenport's to cool off and have some delicious pizza.  Evie had fun there, too.

Sunday, as usual, we went to church and lunch and then played the rest of the day.  And Monday, we had our first official pool party of the summer.  Thanks to some scorching hot days this past week, the pool temperature finally reached a pretty comfortable level.  So we invited the family over for BBQ and swimming.  Thank goodness, Evie liked the pool.
We started out watching Daddy, Bennett and Uncle Brad play catch...

And then we got in.  Yippee!  She kicked and splashed, and even liked her float.

Then she dried off in time for a nap, and when she woke up there was lots more playing.

It's hard to get these two to be still, much less at the same time!  Evie was loving every minute of it, although you wouldn't know it by this look I somehow managed to capture.

And before we knew it, the long weekend was over.  Oh well, at least we're one day closer to the next one!  :)