Well, it's back to just us. Uncle Matty went back home last night, and Grandma, Grandpa and Great Grandma left for their cruise this morning. And, as usually occurs after a long trip or visit, I'm having a bit of a rough transition with Nora. For the past 2 days, she's been asking about when we're going home, and today she has been extremely defiant and emotional. She screamed at the zoo when I refused to follow her to see the train, and screamed at me again just now for refusing to give her crackers while she watches tv. I told her that if she wanted to scream, she could scream in the garage and I started to lead her there by the arm. That seemed to quiet her down pretty quickly. I hope she can keep it together at the airport tomorrow...I don't know what I'd with a screaming toddler and a squirming one-year-old! On a positive note, we had a really nice time exploring the Brevard Zoo this morning on our own, despite some grumpy faces at the outset. It's a lovely zoo - the girls really enjoyed taking a train ride through the African section and I particularly enjoyed the section dedicated to Florida wildlife. Also, Nora enjoyed seeing her first musical yesterday, "Peter Pan," at the Cocoa Playhouse with me and Grandpa. Grandma and Grandpa gave her a special Tinkerbell pin to wear to the show, and Grandpa's friend Carol gave Nora a Tinkerbell notebook for autographs. Although we got Peter Pan's autograph, the autograph that Nora wanted the most was of the boy who portrayed Michael, and then she refused to get any more autographs after that. So, we have the autographs of Liza the maid, Peter Pan, and Michael...oh, Nora...you chucklehead! It'll be good to go home tomorrow morning and get back into our routine...and we're excited that we'll be getting to meet Bernadette and Josh's new son, Peter, when we get there!!!
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