Giraffes and Diamondbacks

This weekend we had such a fun time. On Friday Eric worked in the evening at the zoo for Starry Safari. It was the first night for this summer and we had so much fun! Jarem and I started off by going to the new giraffe deck. Eric came and met us there and I got to feed the giraffes. It's definitely one of the coolest things I've ever done in my life! No exaggeration. I highly recommend everyone go and do this. So cool!! I couldn't believe how close I was to them and how peaceful they were. What amazing creatures! Notice my face in this line of pictures? The giraffe wrapped its tongue around my thumb while I was feeding her and I couldn't help but crack up! Believe it or not, I didn't scream because I didn't want to scare the giraffe. It was really fun though...

After the giraffe deck I changed Jarem into his swim clothes and let him go get out some energy on the splash pad. There were tons of kids on there and I wasn't sure if he would want to go since it was so crowded. I thought he might get scared or be a little timid. Boy was I wrong! He went running through there and loved being with all the big kids. He is so amazing and courageous! I loved watching him out there. He is growing up so fast. After that we went over to one of the inflatable slides and I took him down the slide. It was a little high for him and I again thought he might cry or get scared. But he just held on to me and enjoyed the ride. It was such a fun summer evening! I know it gets hot in Arizona but I absolutely love the summer time! Jarem is definitely an outdoor baby and loves being outside to play.

Sunday we went to watch the Diamondbacks game with my mom. We got her tickets for her Mother's Day present. Our seats were great and although the Dbacks lost, we still had a blast at the game! We got seats in the All You Can Eat section. It's newer and on the suites level. We had hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts, chips and totally feasted while we watched the game. We were in the second row and even had an aisle seat. It was so perfect! Jarem and Eric went up to the playground on the upper level for a couple innings and played. Then when they got back Jarem crashed out for his afternoon nap and we stayed from the opening pitch through to the very end of the game. It was so much fun to relax and enjoy a Sunday baseball game.