Instead we went to the zoo.
Pictured above is my niece, Lyndsey (12 yrs), Keaton (5 yrs) and Averie (3 yrs). Cameron (1 yr) decided he was not available for this photo opportunity.
I was reminded again this weekend of a great life lesson that I learned from my children. They teach me things all the time without knowing it. It happened while we were in the middle of a very crowded zoo and waiting in a very long line. It seemed like the parents were the impatient ones. Especially me. Keaton refused to get out of the single file line that wrapped the entire length of the zoo so he could get candy. So we waited and waited. Here is a picture of them waiting about one hour in:
Notice they actually still look happy.
After a while I found myself saying, "Let's just go buy some candy at the store, any candy you want you can have!" That did not work so we waited. Two hours later they finally had their chance to trick or treat. How they waited that long I will never know. My memories from the zoo experience? It was set up all wrong, the line was beyond ridiculous and there were way too many people.
If you ask the kids about the zoo they would say they saw animals and got candy. They loved it. They didn't care about all the other stress factors. They were just living in the moment and having fun. I need to try that more often.
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| This picture captures these boys perfectly. Cameron is always trying to do something and Keaton is always trying to stop him |
Staying up way too late
Eating too much candy
Jumping in leaf piles
Playing with cousins
Dena
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