Pool. Zoo. Boat. Shower. Peeps

Before we left for our two week stay in North Wildwood, here's what we did... The pool has been a big blessing this summer. I found that the best time to go is 10am, right when it opens. We have the place to ourselves for two to three hours.

Going to the pool is much easier this summer than it was last summer, mostly because both girls are so independent. In the water, Lizzie can get around with her arm floaties so I can hold Cate, even though she insists, "Mom...I do it... MYSELF!"

We bought a zoo pass this year and we are glad we did. We've been to the zoo more often than last year and the girls love it. Friends told us about this "Pizza Garden" play area so we checked it out. The girls would have been completely satisfied if we stayed at the pizza playground the entire time ;D

We did go to Amazonia (Chris's favorite exhibit) and used some microscopes to examine some pretty nasty-looking bugs.

Another fun thing we did was go on a boat on Seneca Lake, as part of the Park Pal nature class. All the kids had to wear life jackets, which all the kids accepted...except for a particular someone. Any guesses? ;) Cate screamed in agony for a solid 20 minutes after I put on her jacket. Thankfully she stopped crying and everyone enjoyed the rest of the ride!

I also went to a baby shower for my friend Alice, who is having a girl (any day now)! I just love the look of all things pink for baby showers--too cute. I wish I got better pictures of it... We also made a stop by the Peep Store later that weekend. It's not a true Killion outing if peeps aren't involved :)