The Denver Zoo

Caroline and I took the boys to the Denver Zoo on Monday. We have been waiting to go until Caroline was here, as this is a traditional stop for us with her. I think I can remember one time that Blake and I have taken our kids to the zoo and Caroline was not with us.

With the Fort Worth Zoo as a comparison, we had low expectations, as the FW Zoo is fabulous. Luckily, the Denver Zoo seemed just as nice and well taken care of.

Several pictures from our visit.....

Just outside.

Sweet baby boy Jack.

Maybe the happiest baby ever.

This sea lion was so cute. He sat up there forever....for the 20+ minutes we watched...just basking in his glory while the other guys swam.

Carter checking things out.

A confrontation with the lion.

One thing we noticed about this zoo is that the animals are busy. They walk and run and jump around.

This elephant was trying to get a ball out of his toy box, but it was locked.

Carter and Caroline.

Our baby boy standing and growing up too quickly.

Carter getting up close to another animal. Great exhibits!

Playing the drums.

We think they're beautiful, but are starting to understand the nuisance that geese bring to Colorado. We're in their migrating pattern, so they're everywhere around here. And, at the zoo...they're really abundant.....often in the exhibits where they should not be!

Mom and Jack saying "Hi" to the giraffe.

And, Carter, too.

Dinner At The Hollingsheads

We had dinner at Belinda and Ryan's on Sunday. Carter loved playing with Noah and AnnMarie. Jack enjoyed all the new toys and Elmo, too!

Here is Carter singing a song for us.



And, Jack helping.

AnnMarie plays, too.

The big boys relaxing in the new couches!

Belinda loving baby Jack.

Sweet AnnMarie catching a glimpse of the camera and posing.

Haircut

Blake convinced me to cut Jack's hair yesterday. Caroline helped with the convincing, too. She's here for her spring break from teaching (and also her 4th visit in the 5 months we've lived here!) and we're having a great time with her as always. As Carter puts it, "It's always a party when Caroline's in town." He's a funny kid.

So, back to the hair cut....here it is....we put him in the sink to occupy him and to catch the hair in a reasonably sized location. The waffle helped keep him busy. I'm sure he's going to look back on these pictures one day and wonder what on earth we were doing.





Here's a shot of the "after". Looks pretty cute!

First Word

Jack said his first word a couple of days ago. He couples waving with saying "Bye Bye".....or, really....."Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye". We're so proud!

Carter's first word was, appropriately, "No". Not sure why Jack chose his, but we're thrilled!

Our baby is growing up fast.

The Critter Is Back

We got a pretty significant snow yesterday...about 3 or 4 inches. Noticed this morning that our friend is back on the patio. We just can't figure out what he is!