kinder field trip!

all is right in the world, i got to chaperone a kinder field trip! it was so fun and also SO hot. we went to the UH Hilo Agriculture Farm and also the zoo. such fun! 

 

 leaving school!

 

bus rides are so fun.

 

checking out the large fish tanks.

 

pigs!

a horse, of course! 

 

bees!

 

tasking spice trees .

 

off to the zoo to take a million pictures with all the sculpture benches. because, yolo.

labor day

i completely appreciate 3 day weekends WAY more as a stay home mom then i ever did when i worked outside the home. having wes around for an extra day is just a bonus all around for everyone, and jumping into a short week feels refreshing. when is the next federal holiday?! i can't wait. 

besides doing some serious (i am not joking) cleaning and purging we managed to have a really fun family weekend. hanging out with coen is fascinating to me. he is constantly working through this world, trying to figure it out. but aren't we all? 

we spent a morning at the zoo. as we were loading the car coen ran back in and grabbed his binoculars, said he needed them so he could do some exploring. and he did.  

trike riding and swimming at coconut island. 

cooling off with shave ice. so ono, you know you want some!

san francisco zoo

yesterday coen and i headed out for a day at the zoo. this week has been SO beautiful. blue sky, not a cloud to be seen and pretty much NO fog. i think we have had more sun this week than hilo has seen in awhile, it's just a little chiller. about 20 degrees chillier. i am loving it! 

we had to take the muni train out to the zoo, and the whole experience was pretty smooth. it is always stressful to jump on a train and not be 100% sure what to do next. but we did it, and i feel victorious about it. 

this is a beautiful zoo. very spread out and park like. we could have stayed for 4 more hours, but nap time was calling and my feet hurt. the reindeer where visiting, getting all fattened up to pull the jolly man's sleigh. coen was mostly excited to play on all the bronze statues of animals, and of course the steam train ride was his most favorite part. just in case you care, i was all about the giraffes. the giraffe exhibit is top notch. 

i love having a kid to justify all these fun outings. total perk to being a parent, you get to be a kid again.