OMGosh, The boys have left and I am at a loss for what to do.

Chase and I went to the local zoo on Saturday.

Note to self: ask the zoo people to take out the play grounds.

I let Chase play for what I thought would only be a few minutes. But in reality turned into an hour and a half. There are three areas in the zoo where a child like Chase can forget that there is nature and wild animals just beyond his reach. And Chase had to try them all out.

I was so board watching him play on the playground equipment that I started naming the other kids who came to play. I seen a Jordan, an Emily, a Johnathan, a Shiloh, and a little red haired kid I named Tommy.

Tommy was as pale as egg whites and had large brown freckles all over the place. The cutest darn kid I've seen in quite some time. Chase was drawn to him. He followed Tommy around every turn and up every stair and down every slide. Then Tommy left with his Mommy and Daddy and so did Chase. I was with them too but I don't think Chase knew it. He was too busy playing with Tommy.

Anyway we finally lost the Tommy family and made our way to the line for the Monkey boat ride. That was so fun watching Chase find the monkeys on the little islands. He loved it. And I loved that he loved it.