Three Martinis: Finally Better

The last few weeks have been a little rough around here. It seems like we have been fighting some sort of sickness for weeks now. First, it was the upper respiratory infection, then some sort of fever virus and finally the babies broke out with rash-like bumps around and in their mouths. After completely disinfecting the house twice and several proclamations of, “We are better, we are not sick any more.” I think it finally worked. Thank goodness!!

My Daddy has been in town this week, which translates to lot of play, a date, an adventure to the zoo and one very messy cupcake experience. My parents watched the kids for us on Valentine’s Day and we were able to enjoy a nice dinner with just the two of us. This is quite a treat and one that we really appreciate. We went to Bravo Italiano in Arlington. I had Pesto Tortellini and Eric had the Crabcakes, then we both treated ourselves to dessert. It was Yum-O!

Wednesday was our Zoo adventure. I decided to take the babies and tag along with my Dad and Syd on their usual trip to the zoo. We had a blast. Syd loves the zoo and has since her very first trip at about 17 months. This was Mase and Macky’s second trip to the zoo and they had a good time. We would walk/stroll up to an exhibit and both babies would point and yell, “Dog.” I don’t know how many times I had to say, “No, that is a…” Not only did we get to see a lot of animals, which were all out and enjoying the 75° day, but we rode the train and carousel. I was a little hesitant about the carousel because this was the babies first time and Syd usually freaks out every time we’ve tried in the past. I was pleasantly surprised with how much everyone loved it. I predict that riding the carousel will become part of all the upcoming zoo adventures.

As for the messy cupcake, the pictures tell a pretty good story, but I will elaborate a little. We had cupcakes left from ‘Kiki and Sydney Night’. Syd wanted one as dessert, which was fine, but as soon as she got one, Mase and Macky also wanted one. My Dad asked if they could have one, and I said, “Sure”, and then turned around and proceeded to finish cleaning up dinner. You can see for yourself the outcome. Needless to say, they were a big hit.