Until next time, Dewdrop!

Dewdrop, AKA Arabella Cinderella, had a slew of farewell parties before hitting the road and heading back to North Carolina for some much desired momma time.

One of our goodbye parties was a trip to the Topeka Zoo.  

 

And to the park next door where all the concrete animals to climb on had fresh coats of paint.

Over the years, that zoo has just gotten better and better. This time, we saw lots of improvements and remodelling that had occurred over the winter.

 

 

After going to that park for well, decades, I noticed for the first time that there was a children's theater in the parking lot. How did I miss that?  I love to take the grand fairies to shows, but in Kansas City and Lawrence, they are often sold out and hard to get tickets. For this little playhouse, we called a day ahead and for ten bucks each, got to see a group of kids put on "Aristocats" and Sugarwings was thrilled with it.  

The only bad thing about it was that Dewdrop had already left and we didn't get to take her with us. She'd have loved it too.

But I'll take her next time.  

 

Comments

[Linda P.]

When my kids were young, we went to see several shows aimed at young audiences at Casa Manana Theater in Ft. Worth. It was a fun experience that I enjoyed as well!

I know you will miss Dewdrop, but I bet you will be thinking of fun things y'all can do when she comes back!

[ZoAnn Mankovich]

The picture of little Dewdrop walking away brought back such memories! My daughter and her family moved to Florida 10 years ago when my granddaughter was 2 1/2 and my grandson just 1. It was so hard to see them go, and even though I have visited them every 2 months or so, and they come here twice a year, it still breaks my heart every time they leave. So, I totally sympathize with you!

[Karla Nathan]

We are very lucky that when Dewdrop comes back, its for 3-4 weeks at a time. Even with that, its heart breaking when she leaves. I guess we should both consider ourselves lucky, ZoAnn, a lot of grandparents dont get to see their little throughout the year, do they? Wed all like to keep them right in our pockets, real close. But have to settle for keeping them in our hearts.