the long weekend.

Our Presidents Day weekend started on Friday with a trip to the zoo. I took Elsa and Oliver primarily as an excuse to get outside and enjoy the warm weather. Lots of animals were outside enjoying the weather as well, including the orangutans on the O-line.

Friday night we did our annual indoor winter campout. In the past we have made tinfoil dinners in the oven, roasted marshmallows on the gas stove, and enjoyed a TV campfire via YouTube. But this year we were able to enjoy our fire pit and a real fire to roast hot dogs and marshmallows. The girls loved sleeping in their sleeping bags in the living room.

 

On Monday we decided to get banh mi at a highly rated Vietnamese deli in the Eden Center, Song Que. Our sandwiches were so good. We also tried a few of their smoothies which were also delicious.

A few interesting deli items.

We ended the weekend with a visit to Jones Point Park. It was a beautiful sunny day. But still pretty chilly. The kids didn't seem to mind.

Presidents Day

We decided against the more presidential options for Presidents Day and instead took the girls to a movie. Well, Ben stayed home with Oliver and worked on taxes and I took the girls to see The Secret World of Arrietty. I think I won that deal. We absolutely loved the movie. It really sparked the girls' imaginations. Such a nice change from so many loud and in-your-face kids movies.

Ben needed some fun so he took us all swimming at the Rec Center after dinner and treated the girls to ice cream. Oliver was unbelievably happy (and adventurous) in the water. Amelia and Elsa wouldn't stop talking about how lucky they were to go to a movie AND go swimming in the same day.