Today It Was September

It felt like it anyway. The high temp today was 75 degrees. It was sunny and slightly breezy. Just beautiful! It was too nice to stay inside, so we hit the streets for the first time in what felt like days.

It's been amazingly hot and muggy for the past week and a half, and the kids and I were losing what little summer tans we had. It felt good to get out and enjoy the sunshine.

We started out with doctor's appointments, etc. Then we hit the library and the bank. By then it was lunchtime, and we splurged and went to Pizza Hut for lunch. (Mmmmm....breadsticks!)

After lunch we drove to the zoo, with the kids and I talking to Colson the whole time in order to keep him awake. The animals were all out and active, enjoying the weather. They volunteer displaying elephant artifacts was especially chatty and talked to the boys as he let them hold the tusks, teeth, and elephant feet he had on his cart. Two workers were putting the finishing touches on a new cage for the two black leopards that will be arriving tomorrow. Even the hippos moved from their indoor pool to the outdoor pool. (A 30-foot walk that took nearly 15 minutes, by the way.) The baby giraffe is due any day, but today was not that day. :)

After naptime, we went back to the library for a puppet show that made even Brogan giggle out loud.

It was a good day!

Here's Brogan, in his cowboy garb at the zoo.

"No! I will not smile."



And here Colson watches a gorilla. He's kind of hard to see, as he blends into the shadows. The gorilla, that is.



One of their favorite exhibits is the elephant pen. But watch out! One of the elephants had a trainer years ago who taught the pachyderm how to throw. And when that elephant is feeling playful, he will throw: food, rocks, dirt, water, poop, ice. Whatever's handy. Thankfully, he was only throwing water the day we found out about his talent! He's got pretty accurate aim too!