Flip Flops And Snow Boots

Last Friday was an absolutely GORGEOUS day. As luck would have it, Lily had off from school for a Teacher Development Day. Yippee! That meant we could spend the entire day at the zoo. It was perfect. Really.



Friday was one of those 'hint of Spring' days. You know the kind of day...when you can actually get away without wearing a coat...and somehow...just because it's still February...it makes the whole experience that much more delicious! Right?

Well, little Miss Lily wasn't content to just not wear a coat. Nope. She wanted to wear flip flops, too! Never mind that the flip flops she was sporting are from last summer and a good half inch of her heel hung off the back.

The fact that the flip flops didn't fit was of little consequence to Lily. She was desperate to wear them. Here's how our conversation went:

"But Mama, it's perfect flip flop weather!"

"Sorry, honey. You are not wearing flip flops out of the house in February."

Huh??

Help me. What kind of logic is that???

It used to drive me absolutely wild that my father wouldn't put on the air conditioning if it was 101° in May. Simply because it was May. The mere fact that it was May did not negate the fact that the inside of the house felt like an oven!

I guess what I'm saying is that resistance has proven futile. I have become a parent...my parents to be exact!

Anyway, we had a wonderful day at the zoo (sans flip flops). The weather was beautiful, we had our first picnic of the season, and we weren't the only ones with a bad case of spring fever.



Let's just say some of the animals were feeling rather "frisky". Since I try to keep this blog 'family friendly' I won't post the picture I inadvertently snapped.

I will, however, provide you with one of Lily's observations from the day: "Look Mommy, that zebra's giving the other zebra a piggy back ride!"

Oh my. I am just not mature enough for this parenting thing. I imagine years and years from now I'll stop laughing. Um. Scratch that...I doubt I'll ever stop.



After the beautiful weather on Friday it seemed like a complete affront to have to don our snow boots again on Tuesday.



Good news is that we got over the insult rather quickly and had a blast playing in (hopefully the last of the season) snow!