We are three weeks into miss Kinley being here, and I must admit that things have transitioned a lot more smoothly that I anticipated. It is SO SO nice that Josh has gotten to take off for three weeks, but it should be interesting come Wednesday when he returns to work.
We have packed lots of events and family time into his three weeks off! We have enjoyed having Josh's side of the family from Huntsville and Atlanta down to visit, of course my family here in Birmingham has visited KK as well as my dad and Alice from TN; we have shopped at just about every mall in Birmingham including the outlets in Leeds. We've managed to make MANY trips to Target to just "get out of the house". Trussville's park knows Harper very well and as soon as we pull up, he yells "PLAY"!! Little Miss KK had her first photo shoot with the wonderful ladies of Peacock Photography ;)! We've celebrated birthdays at my grandparents house over an awesome prepared fish fry compliments of my grandfather and brother-in-law.
But, my most favorite part about these last three weeks (of course the obvious being Kinley's birth) has been taking Harper to the McWane Center and to the Birmingham Zoo.
At McWane Center, Harper loved to play in all the water features, including the Touch Tank filled with Sting Rays and Sharks. We probably should have packed a towel (one for Josh too) because he was soaked when we left! He like to watch and clap as all the big kids blew bubbles. He was out like a light in no time once we got in the car! Little Kinley didn't hardly stir as her brother ran and screamed with so much excitement.
At the Zoo, Harper loved the butterfly house and riding the carousal with his daddy. When he saw an elephant for the first time, he said "Cow...Moooo"! Josh and I laughed the entire day while watching his little face when he saw a new animal and listening to what he would say or songs he would start to sing. He loved looking at the monkeys and at the birds. Despite the heat and humidity, he had an awesome time!
***See our next post for pictures***
