Blogging moms day out (with the kids)

Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending the day at the Philadelphia Zoo with two other blogging mommas (and Katie's friend Beth, a non-blogger). The kiddos had fun running around & being silly.

This was the first time that I've ever met someone, in person, that I met online (if that redundancy makes sense). As Katie (Maylee Beezir), Beth & I were waiting at the zoo gates for Stephanie (Forks and Chopsticks) to arrive we were laughing about how we introduce ourselves & how much it felt like a blind date. We were hoping that the day wouldn't drag on & end up being awkward for everyone. Thankfully, that wasn't the case. We could've chatted the day away, in fact, I think we did. I'm sure this is just the first of many future get togethers with the Forks and Chopsticks family - I think we've convinced them to attend next year's CNY bash held by our adoption agency, and maybe even a scrapbooking weekend this fall.

So, the blind date went very well - especially for Brent & Leah, notice the hand holding. Too cute! Leah said that she liked Brent because he picked her hat up 2X when she dropped it. I guess chivalry isn't dead.

And yes, that's Katie as the Koala bear. Why? Because her daughter wanted to be a Koala & then decided not to. So Katie, being the good mommy, did it for her. You gotta love a grown woman who has the hutzpah to walk the zoo in full face paint. Katie, YOU ROCK!