Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Black Friday
Some people go shopping on Black Friday. We went to the zoo. I am not at all sorry about our choice. The weather on Friday was fabulous, and with very few beautiful days left before winter sets in, we decided to make the most of it by heading to the KC Zoo. When we didn't make it to the zoo until 1 pm we feared most of the animals would be snoozing, but yesterday turned out to be our best visit to the KC Zoo yet. Everyone was awake and active.
We saw the sea lion show and then headed to Australia because we love the kangaroo exhibit.
We almost skipped Asia in favor of Africa, and that would have been a mistake. The red panda was pacing; the tigers were growling; the monkeys were hopping around (no surprise there), and the baby orangutan was hanging with his mom.
The baby orangutan is super cute. This is a pretty crummy picture because of the reflection from the glass, but notice how the little guy is sucking his thumb.
Well, apparently Beckett thought that was a good idea because this is what he looked like when we peaked into the stroller on our way out of Asia.
Next we checked out the new Tropics building on our way to Africa where our good luck continued. All the African animals were also busy and active.
We always love watching the hippos.
We hung out at the chimpanzee exhibit long enough to see the baby chimp make an appearance.
Even the Serval was up.
Nate said that yesterday's lions were the best he'd ever seen.
And, we always feel super lucky when we get to see the cheetahs awake and aware.
We stopped to see the elephants on our way out.
Here's Little B's reaction to the afternoon.
We saw the sea lion show and then headed to Australia because we love the kangaroo exhibit.
We almost skipped Asia in favor of Africa, and that would have been a mistake. The red panda was pacing; the tigers were growling; the monkeys were hopping around (no surprise there), and the baby orangutan was hanging with his mom. 
The baby orangutan is super cute. This is a pretty crummy picture because of the reflection from the glass, but notice how the little guy is sucking his thumb.
Well, apparently Beckett thought that was a good idea because this is what he looked like when we peaked into the stroller on our way out of Asia.
Next we checked out the new Tropics building on our way to Africa where our good luck continued. All the African animals were also busy and active. We always love watching the hippos.
We hung out at the chimpanzee exhibit long enough to see the baby chimp make an appearance.
Even the Serval was up.
Nate said that yesterday's lions were the best he'd ever seen.
And, we always feel super lucky when we get to see the cheetahs awake and aware.
We stopped to see the elephants on our way out.
Here's Little B's reaction to the afternoon.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Getting Big
Life is so much more fun for Beckett now that he can grab his toys.
He's pretty pleased with his progress on his tummy as well.
Here Beckett looks like such a big kid in his flying tigers t-shirt and cargo pants. (Don't be fooled those pants are size 0-3 months.)
B is really starting to enjoy reading books. Seeing as I'm both an avid reader and an art historian, it doesn't matter to me whether it's the story or the pictures that interest him.
In this last picture Beckett does his best to look his age.
He's pretty pleased with his progress on his tummy as well.
Here Beckett looks like such a big kid in his flying tigers t-shirt and cargo pants. (Don't be fooled those pants are size 0-3 months.)
B is really starting to enjoy reading books. Seeing as I'm both an avid reader and an art historian, it doesn't matter to me whether it's the story or the pictures that interest him.
In this last picture Beckett does his best to look his age.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009
Costumes
Halloween started early out here. We had a little neighborhood trunk or treat the weekend before Halloween. The Hinze kids had the good fortune of being in town at just the right moment to score some early sugar. They looked majorly cute.
Beckett had issues with his costume. Back in August when I was visiting Colorado we bought Beckett a skeleton costume. But come October 31st, it no longer fit. So we squeezed the baby into the outfit for a few pictures, and then regrouped.
We went to a couple of other stores looking for a bigger skeleton or a cute costume and left empty handed. Enter: Jen Hinze. She brought us a darling giraffe costume from Texas. And, as we know, Beckett loves his African mammals, so the giraffe was a perfect choice.
At our ward's Halloween party Beckett found a fellow safari animal. Here's Beckett and Benji as a giraffe and a lion. Benji's grandma made his amazing costume.
On Halloween we passed out candy to all the kids in our new neighborhood. I also made a pumpkin and sweet potato soup that could become a Halloween tradition.
After a while Beckett had to take a snooze to recover from all the excitement of the evening.
Little B was a pretty cute baby giraffe.
Beckett had issues with his costume. Back in August when I was visiting Colorado we bought Beckett a skeleton costume. But come October 31st, it no longer fit. So we squeezed the baby into the outfit for a few pictures, and then regrouped.
We went to a couple of other stores looking for a bigger skeleton or a cute costume and left empty handed. Enter: Jen Hinze. She brought us a darling giraffe costume from Texas. And, as we know, Beckett loves his African mammals, so the giraffe was a perfect choice.
At our ward's Halloween party Beckett found a fellow safari animal. Here's Beckett and Benji as a giraffe and a lion. Benji's grandma made his amazing costume.
On Halloween we passed out candy to all the kids in our new neighborhood. I also made a pumpkin and sweet potato soup that could become a Halloween tradition.
After a while Beckett had to take a snooze to recover from all the excitement of the evening.
Little B was a pretty cute baby giraffe.
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