You can never believe the Colorado forecast. Never! We planned an afternoon at the Butterfly Pavilion because it was going to rain. Quick change of plans because it was sunny and gorgeous — we met the Carlson’s at the zoo. No complaints here. It was a great day to be outside.

Here’s a shocker — we had to leave the zoo early because Gwyneth had a major meltdown. Gwyneth??? Yes, Gwyneth! Annabelle had to use the restroom and Gwyneth was determined to head straight to the concession stand for a juice. There was no reasoning with her. She took off running and then had a meltdown while waiting for Annabelle. Oh.my.goodness.  Not that I’m surprised that chidlren have meltdowns – I’ve lived through my share with these girls already – but Gwyneth is usually so mellow. So relaxed. So go-with-the-flow. It was a shocker. We sadly apologized to Jack and Ben and told them we would have to leave because of Gwyneth’s behavior. As Annabelle was drinking her juice in the car, Gwyneth said “I don’t have juice, because I was soooooooo NAUGHTY”. Little miss smartypants knew what she was up to. She also said it with a huge smile on her face. Oh my!