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Only one day this summer did I feel like I was ready to send my boys back to school.  We had gotten back from vacation, and celebrated Caleb's birthday and were left wondering what to do.  I kept telling the boys to "go play" and I think I even locked them out of the house once in the backyard in a desperate attempt to make dinner.  They all three stood there and sulked at the door until I let them in.  It was a pathetic day!

The next day I woke up and decided we would NOT spend another summer day like that again.  So we packed up and headed to Fort Worth, just me and the boys.

Our first stop was to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.  One of only two in the country – one in D.C. and one in Fort Worth.  It was highly secure – no cameras allowed.  But very fun – we took the tour and saw actual money being printed right there.  The boys enjoyed it.  Plus, it was free!

Then we grabbed lunch on the go and headed to the Fort Worth Zoo.  And enjoyed every minute.  It had rained earlier in the week and was atypically cool (lower 90s)…very pleasant.  The animals were out and we got to see every exhibit in the four hours we had before it closed. 

I love this picture of me and the boys that I got a stranger to take.  And the one below of Jacob and the gorilla looking at each other through the glass - priceless!  I also love the expression on Samuel's face as he's trying to feed the bird.

Then we headed to Costa Vida in Colleyville for dinner - it's the only one that I know of in the DFW area, so with the help of my trusty IPhone we found it. 

Derek and I had our wedding reception at the Colleyville Community Center, so we swung by to grab a picture of it on the way home.  Those big back windows made for a beautiful backdrop to our party!

It was a great day – we wore ourselves out!