Matt & Girls with Mom gone

Lana left us well prepared. There was a very detailed schedule where Emily would be each day and what time to get Amy from school. Several meals with cooking instructions were premade and in the freezer. All the laundry was done. The house was cleaned. With so much done ahead of time- all I could do was fail. Lana left strings of mini candy bars above their beds and they could cut one down and eat each night (which usually required a 2nd visit to Mr. Toothbrush). The girls loved it and were counting down the candy bars till mom comes back. Actually we had a pretty good time. I got to leave work early every day and play with the girls. Our one big outing was to Colchester zoo. It was a 2 hour drive- which coincided perfectly with the playtime of The Incredibles. Amy was our camera lady and got some neat shots. The highlight was definitely feeding the elephant by hand.

Komodo dragon, weird bird eating meat, zebras and face painted Amy.

We missed her and are very glad she is back, but we did manage to have some fun (movies, late nights, treats from the post office, sleeping in Dad's bed) without her.