Family Day

One of the best decisions we made when the boys were little was to get a zoo membership. Every time it's pretty outside and we have a day together the boys always want to go to the zoo. No matter how often we go, they never get tired of going. So this morning that's what we decided to go do since Michael took today off and we had such nice weather.

Every goat that Drew saw her ran up to and said "Hi. My name Dwew. What your name? Mommy, he's not hearing me. What's dis goat's name?" Every. Single. Goat. It was pretty adorable. He has always been such an animal lover. Ben, true to his style, hung back a bit to get the feel of things and checked things out slowly. But once he warmed up to them, he decided that he liked the goats too.
One of their favorite parts of the zoo is the Lorikeet Landing where you can give the birds some "juice." But since every Metro School (it seemed) had a field trip to the zoo today the Lorikeets were pretty shy and didn't come out to eat. Here Drew and Ben try to give them some nectar, despite the birds' unwillingness to participate.
And the biggest hit of the day by far was the carousel. Or as they kept calling it, the "ferris wheel." They laughed and smiled and waved to Daddy the whole time. Just look at those smiles. Can you believe they are both looking at the camera at the same time AND smiling? This might be a Blankinship family first.

So we are just home enjoying being back together again. All is right in our world. Thanks for checking on us!