We had big plans today to go to the zoo…but the 100 degree weather in LA made it a completely crazy proposition. We have decided to take Enzo to the zoo in October, when it cools down again.

We started our day at Peet’s with coffees and bagesl. Enzo enjoyed his egg bagel with strawberry cream cheese and bagel and lox. We perused the children’s section at Borders after breakfast and bought some new reading material for the man. We got more Maurice Sendak and Leo Lionni, 2 of his favorites. We attempted a nap after Border’s but Enzo was having none of that nonsense. Mommy took him on a walk around the neighborhood with his new stroller fan, and the cool breeze from the fan as well as the soothing hum put him right to sleep in the stroller. Daddy was off running errands during this nippy nap, and we hung out in the front yard with the pool for a long time. Enzo loves playing in the water, even if it is a pathetic little wading pool in the front yard. The dogs’ wading pool, no less.

We had a nice lunch at the café by the train tracks, then went to pick up my fixed sunglasses. Back at the house we played in the pool some more. Our little old Vietnamese gardener was still there and she was going on and on about Enzo. "I love you, I love you", she said.

We put Enzo in some dry clothes and we went out to pick up the dogs and the Prius. Enzo got a little cranky in the car, but then fell asleep on the way home. I sopped in the driveway and left the AC on full blast. He stayed asleep for about 30 minutes, and I may have dozed off there for a minute also.

We gave Enzo an early dinner tonight because we had reservations to go out ourselves. Alex came over for a couple hours, so we could sneak out and get a bite. We realized it's the first time the two of us have been out by ourselves in 14 months. We had two whole hours to ourselves!

Enzo was still up when we got home, but not for long. Zoe read him a few books, and he was ready to crash.