We're Goin' to the Zoo

On the second day of our trip, we all went to the zoo!  Great fun!  Katie and Kevan came with us and we had a great day.  All of the kids enjoyed it.  Oh yea - congrats Katie and Kevan!!  After the zoo they went to their first ultrasound appointment - and  . . .  IT'S A GIRL!!  Awesome!!  Dave says they should name her Kevleen - he he he!  :  ) We are so happy for you - and so glad that we got to spend the day with you.  You two totally rock! And uh, don't go with Kevleen.  Think harder! :  )

Saw some fun animals - and some yucky ones.  Aunt B loves them all - while I am much more choosy about the animals I get excited over.  The bats are just toooo nasty to even think about!!

Brannen's finger is just now recovering from all the pointing that he did during the week!  That little guy was so darn happy on this trip.  He loved it!  My favorite was to watch him do his happy step-hop-walk-and-giggle on the way to see something really cool.  His whole body celebrated!

Cousins!  Bran and Maura had such a fun time together!  I was surprised a bit - I expected a few more battles - but they did great!  It was so fun to see the differences in them.
Example:  driving to the zoo, Maura sees a cool castle out the car window (Golfland - oh yea!) and proceeds to say - "Mom, I see a castle.  I love castles.  I am a princess so I love castles!"  Bran says, "Maaaam - Duho!!".  Yea well, he tries!  He did point too!  Does he get bonus points for that?!?
I totally get Bekki's frustrations with quiet Garrett who spoke his own language.  Brannen doesn't even seem to try to make the right sounds.  Oh well.  It will come.  But Maura is a talker!  Oh man!  How cute!!
We also noticed how GIRLIE Maura is vs. Brannen's ALL BOY all the time.  He wanted to hit things - she wanted to dress up - he wanted to stay outside - she wanted to watch "Princess and the Froggie!"  They did have fun together though.
Oh yea - cute, and funny Maura story.  Bekki was combing her hair one morning while we were there, trying to get the snarls out and she said, "So who slept in your hair last night?" (You know, the thing all moms say - "look at this rats nest!" )  to which Maura answered very matter of fact, "Cousins".  CUTE!

Anyway, we had a great day!  Much fun at the zoo!  Thanks Aunt B for a great trip to the zoo!