Surprise At The Zoo!

I kept a very big secret from Ane for a whole month.

Her dear friend Lisa, who moved to Maui two years ago, was going to be back in town.  And since Lisa had surprised Ane so well the last time she visited, she wanted to do it again.  Lisa’s mother Beth and I kept in contact via text, and finally, the day came  for the surprise.

All I told Ane was that we were going to the zoo for the day.  We do this often enough that she didn’t question me – even though the weather was drizzly and questionable.

As we walked toward the Zoomazium (the indoor play area), Beth and Lisa were sitting on a park bench, Lisa’s face hidden by a zoo map.  Ane walked right past them, and then Lisa yelled “SURPRISE!”

Ane’s socks were blown off, and she was SO excited to see her friend again.

The rest of the day at the zoo (we spent five hours with them there) was full of good moments for the long-separated friends.

But this was only really part of the day.  We had quite a crowd with us – nine kids in all – which inevitably means other things happened.  More tomorrow….

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 at 2:03 am and is filed under Children, Life in the Pacific Northwest, Vacation Tales.
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