We had lunch today with Jean. We went to the Subway at 12 Corners and then came home to eat outside on the porch. Ian got his usual meatball sub, but he didn't really eat it. He ate half of my chicken-bacon-ranch wrap with extra olives instead. He loves black olives and has been eating them since he was small.

I had gotten a call from Samantha earlier that she was taking the afternoon off, so after lunch we went to the zoo to meet up with them. It was nice and hot and Ian and Jake spent most of the time eating popsicles and splashing around in the creek they have there. It's a really neat feature - an artificial creek with rocks to climb and jump on, pools to splash in, a wooden bridge, etc. I mostly sat on the rocks and rested my foot and chatted with Samantha. A very nice afternoon.

I'm very grateful for the new friends that we've made through Ian, like Samantha and Jake, Antonio and Sam and their families.