Monday, May 18, 2015

A hopping-good weekend!

I’m finally sitting down after a heck of a weekend – and all I want to do is go to sleep. However, we just got done looking through some of the pictures taken (and having a good laugh at some of them!) and I’m super excited about some of the posts coming up these next weeks: a little bit of travel in the Upstate, a local celebrity, a themed cake and another community garden. Most of that was last week, however this weekend kept us hopping too…


…with the Park Hop that is. We’re joining in the LiveWell Greenville park scavenger hunt again this year, and headed to Conestee Park for the opening ceremony. Braving the crowds and hot sun, we had fun playing games with the various participating organizations. We hit baseballs, threw Frisbees, ran golf ball races and measured our vertical jumps. It didn’t take much to convince this mom to jump – seems like I’ve still got (a little of) it, I hit the 17 inch mark. We snapped this picture with General Yucky Ducky, the Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District mascot who reminds the kids to keep our waterways clean…


…and here I am, all cleaned up. Roberts and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary with a dinner at Breakwater Restaurant and Bar on the West End. A big thank you to vecmamma Inga for taking care of the three hoppers while we enjoyed the peace and quiet that comes with our first night out alone in almost a year.



Sunday was the last of Lauris’s birthday celebration, with a visit to the GreenvilleZoo and a party in Cleveland Park. We said goodbye to Kiko who is leaving for greener pastures at the Toronto Zoo, and admired the progress made on what will be the giant anteater/rhea enclosure. The two month old siamang was cute as can be, getting a ride from mom around the enclosure, and spring was in the air for the Aldabran tortoises, who were the most frisky I have ever seen them. It was a wonderful afternoon with good friends, and now that the party planning is over we can relax and enjoy our time with the grandparents, as vectētiņš is arriving tomorrow! 

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