Tate is in the Giraffes class at preschool, and each weekend one of the kids gets to take home the class mascot. So last weekend, we had an additional member of the family...Gigi the Giraffe!
I have to say I was surprised and impressed with how well Tate kept up with and took care of Gigi. Gigi went with us everywhere. At night, she was always covered well with a blanket. I also was surprised how many opinions Gigi had. Much of the conversations over the weekend were about what Gigi did or did not want to do. :) Quite the opinionated non-speaking giraffe. One funny thing was how hilarious Tate thought it was that Gig had several outfits (a tutu, sequins headband, coat, dress, etc.) Clearly we are an all-boy household regarding toys, and this was a new concept. :)
Gigi cheered along the Pirates T-Ball team.
As soon as the game was over, Gigi and our family joined the rest of our (not-so-small) Small Group at church for the annual Family Retreat in Glen Rose.
She went on a hayride, played with lots of friends, and even went down a zip line 50 ft. high and 100 yards long. She was supposed to go on the zip line with Tate, but even though he got to the very top, harness on, sitting on the ledge to jump off, he opted out. No problem...he is only 4 after all. :) So Gigi got tucked into my harness and away we went. (Wow, wow, wow. Never done anything like that...took everything in me to put on my brave face for Tate.) Lots of fun!
And even after that full weekend, Gigi added some more mileage with an impromptu road trip on Monday with Tate & Grandpa to Waco to have lunch with Aunt Shannon and the cousins. They stopped at Baylor University to begin teaching Gigi about the importance of college.
It was quite the fun weekend with Gigi!
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I recognize that Giraffe. ;) Will have to show this post to Seth. He still talks about GiGi from time to time and the weekend she spent with us a couple of years ago!
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