Yesterday, we drove out to Tulsa for some time at the zoo before going to the airport to meet my mom, who was flying back from a visit with Forest in California.
Liam was uncharacteristically well-behaved, which meant we all had a great time. We saw all of the favorites: chimpanzees, owls, the big fish in the rainforest, and plenty of snakes. River was really interested in the marmosets this time.
We packed a lunch and enjoyed it over by the playground, which Liam is finally seeming old enough to navigate on his own. 
And then they rode in the wagon together. River thought it was all unbelievably fun. Liam didn't seem to mind so much either.
After a trip on the train around the zoo, Liam braved his second ever spin on the carousel. This time he chose the shark, and River and I rode right next to him on the seahorse. This was the highlight of his day.
No. The real highlight was getting to see Grammie. We all missed her while she was gone for the past few days. I found myself going through mom-withdrawals when we didn't get to have our daily lunch-time chat on the phone.
I'm glad you're back, Mom.
After the airport, we still had to go back to Springdale and clean the childcare center, and we had Liam and River with us for the cleaning as well. By the time we made finally pulled into our driveway at home, it was after 11. Liam was still awake, chatty and in a pleasant mood 4 hours after his bed time.
Did this mean he slept in 4 hours the next morning? Of course not. He was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 6:30 in the morning...
I, however, was not.
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