happy fourth of july!

it has been a great weekend for us! Nelson had friday off so we went to the zoo in the a.m. with some friends, and both Nelson and Tripp had their first zoo train ride. Last night we had dinner at Five Guy's Burgers and Fries which serves one of the best (if not the best) hamburgers ever. It is also the place where I started having contractions before having Tripp. So it was fun to introduce him to the restaurant. Then we went to Baby's R Us to get Tripp a new activity mat. Now that he can actually see things, we thought he might enjoy having some fun things to look at. The mat has a cowboy theme so he can be reminded of his Texas roots).

Then we were supposed to go to a fourth of july parade this morning but it was pouring rain so we went to the mall to walk around with friends instead. We decided to dress patriotically though so it we wouldn't completely miss celebrating the fourth.

We will probably pass on watching fireworks tonight since Tripp doesn't always sleep well in his pumpkin seat (well really it is more once he falls asleep in it, he doesn't transition well out of it and vice versa). Also, he is now sleeping in his crib like a big boy (he was about to out grow his basinet- his head and feet almost touch the ends)! So it has been quite a great weekend! Happy fourth of july to everyone!