Just Mr. Man and I

Craig, Jessie, Jack, Poppy and Grandma loaded up the vehicle and drove to the Indiana Dunes this weekend for a long weekend vacation.  We are only about an hour from the Indiana Dunes (who knew) so since we were so close Mr. Man and I loaded up the minivan and went to see everyone Saturday. 

Because my family loves me so much they let me sit in the front seat instead of making me shove my 8.5 month pregnant self into the back seat.  It may have been a little scrunched but as you can see no one minded and everyone looks content. 

Grandma had found a Thomas event at a nursery close by the hotel. It was a nice set up with a bunch of trains running on the tracks. I heard a man say they do it every weekend. It wasn't crowded which was nice and the boys enjoyed watching the trains and pulling the train whistle. The pictures do not indicate Mr. Man enjoying himself but don't let the pictures fool you.

We then crammed back into the minivan and drove about 20 minutes away to a local zoo. This place was scary. They had tigers and grizzly bears when you first walked in. The tigers were in a cage and if you tried hard enough you could have petted the tiger b/c there was only some bushes preventing one from trying to be one with the tigers. I bet we were less than 3 feet from the tiger and his teeth. It freaked me out quite a bit.

This zoo also had a lot of seriously steep inclines to go to the next animal. I made Grandma push the stroller b/c I would have pushed the stroller so slow it would have ended up running me over on it's way down the hill. There was a train ride the kids could ride. It wasn't that busy when we arrived so Jack got to be the conductor with Jessie as his jr. conductor.

 As we left the zoo the boys fell asleep in the car so we drove around for a bit. After the boys woke up we hung out in the hotel room until dinner. We ate dinner and then Mr. Man and I cruised back home. He was sacked out before we hit the highway and slept most of the way home.

 He really likes riding on Rodie Horse these days. He jumps all over like a crazy guy.

Miss M can be quite possessive about things. We had one bookshelf which resided in her room. She would scream at Mr. Man when he would read one of 'her' books even if it was Mr. Man's books.  I had a babysitter come Sunday morning so I could run some errands without children and I ended up buying Mr. Man his own bookshelf and a few books for it. Upon her arrival home she informed me that the other books I had put on Mr. Man's bookshelf were hers b/c there is an M in the title of the book regardless of whether the book stated inside the book was to Mr. Man as a gift from someone.

Mr. Man and I went to Costco on Monday. He was quite attached to the watermelon. He wanted nothing more than to carry it around with him but when he realized it wasn't moving he just snuggled up with it.

 We played outside...with Miss M's toys.

Look at that belly.  I went to the dr today. I don't think the baby will be coming any time soon although I kinda wish that she would come tomorrow. I know it's easier to tote her around inside but my body has had enough of being pregnant.