Parks, picnics, parades and playdates (Oh, my!)

We had a busy and beautiful St. Patrick's Day, first spending some time at Gage Park, climbing around on the cement animals:

Then moving across the street to the zoo for the real thing:

Then we headed downtown for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade (note to self: don't wait until 25 minutes before the parade begins to try to find a parking space next year!)

We ate a quick picnic lunch while watching the parade, then picked up a friend and headed for home, where we had about five other friends join us for a chaotic but fun afternoon of playing in the yard! Now Mommy wants to curl up with American Idol and some knitting! Good night!