A Day at the Zoo

The recent weather has been so gorgeous and I have been able to spend a couple of days off work with A to enjoy school holidays.  We had a busy day yesterday of bowling, swimming, lunch with friends and shopping and then today we went to Chester Zoo.  The sun was beating down but we put on the sun cream and comfy shoes and walked, and walked, and walked......  My legs ache so much!  But we had a fun day.

As she grows up (she's now 13) I love spending time with A - she really is becoming a friend as much as my daughter.  She has the same wicked sense of humour as me and although we wind each other up (on a regular basis!) we can always "kiss and make up" with a laugh and a hug.  We talk about all sorts of things and sometimes we can have huge philosophical discussions about the strangest of things.

Today was fun when we went to see the monkeys - one was picking his bum (and eating it!!) and another couple got a little, er, "close" - A's face was classic when she realised what they were doing LOL  She's still my "baby" but I guess she knows about the birds and the bees .... and the monkeys!

 cute baby elephant!

 who's watching who?

like mother, like daughter!