Zoo Day

Today we went to the zoo for the first time this year. Jake went crazy. I think he was in shock that all the animals he saw were real, and not just in books. He couldn't believe they were all moving and making noises. We were there about 2 hours and he never stopped moving ~ not once. The giraffes were by far his favorite. He ran around to each one, screaming

"giraffe ~ WOW!" as loud as he could and trying to crawl under the railing to get a "closer look."

Then he would run to each animal station, and at each one stopping to say, "WOW!" then moving on to the next one. His other favorites were the elephants and monkeys. He even called one of the monkeys George, since Curious George is his favorite. I wish I could have taken some better pictures, but he didn't stop moving long enough for me to take one! Mike's family is here for a few days, so it was nice having them there to help keep track of the kids so we could all enjoy ourselves. I can't wait to take him back there again!

Makenzie is getting big and developing her little girl personality. She is usually all smiles and just enjoys whatever we are doing. She loves to coo and screech and play with her hair(well, with what hair she has!) Watching big brother is a big deal ~ she won't take her eyes off him when he is playing. It is really cute and fun to watch.