No Drama Llama

A little bit if a different Saturday this weekend, as my wife's work had a family open day, so we hung out at her work for a few hours. Hotdogs, ice cream and some candy.

And Alpacas.

I don't know whose idea it was to have Alpacas as an attraction, but they were pretty cure and I liked their fluffy heads. Smallsteps and my wife were feeding them dandelions, which they loved and they were so happy to be getting a lot of attention from people.

And some hula.

And then, always a crowd favorite for the kids was the glitter tattoos,with Smallsteps choosing a butterfly series for her arm. I think they are a gateway drug and she will end up covered head to toe like a Yakuza hitman.

Interlude with some Alpacas, looking fabulous.

But perhaps the best part was getting to play a bit with this gorgeous puppy dachshund. We will dog-sit this little fellow in a few weeks for a weekend and I am looking forward to it. My wife has puppy fever already, but I think it'd be better if we hold off for a couple years until after we have travelled a bit as a family, and when Smallsteps can play a more active role in caring for it.

It was cute.

But so were the Alpacas, and we aren't getting one of them. And they have hair that can make a nice sweater.

After the family day, we headed to a garden store and bought some plants and herbs. It is a bit of a silly thing to do, as we have a lot of major things to do in the garden, so it is a but like putting lipstick on a pig, but at least the pig will smell like lavender.

We bought herbs to plant also - thyme, rosemary, mint and parsley - and I am liking forward to adding a bit to our salads.

I should eat more salad.

And, to finish the day, i went into the city with a friend to watch part of the USA v Germany game, which Germany surprisingly won, to progress to their first ever ice hockey world championship gold medal match.