Currently: 7/5/12

Anticipating: Our vacations to the beach this summer! We will be traveling to the Outer Banks and to Rehoboth Beach (again) soon and I am excited! It's so nice to take time off of work and just relax with family!

Thankful For: Great friends and fun outings! Everett and I went out to the Reston Zoo with my friend Catherine and her cute little girl Addison.  The kiddos loved seeing the animals and had fun petting all the animals! 

 

 

Reading: My church recently completed a series on sexual sins which covered everything from adultery to pornography to homosexuality. One of the books that Pastor Todd referenced was titled Washed and Waiting and is written by Wesley Hill who is gay and is a Christian. I have such strong views on equality and I believe that God made everyone just the way He wanted them to be so I was apprehensive about reading this book. I am only about half way through so far but the content is interesting so far.  Have any of you read this book? 

Eating: Salsa and guacamole! Mmmmm! Now if I could just find a paleo substitute for tortilla chips!! Grrrr.. 

Listening To:  Mr. Jack Johnson.  I love his smooth style and buttery voice.  Perfect for the summer! :) 

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Lions and Tigers and Bears

I guess this post should really be called: Elephants and Zebras and Birds because that's all we really got to see at the zoo yesterday! 

They weren't being very social.

Just playing around!

I'm not sure what this is...

Grandmother, Poppa, Gran/my mom, Lily, Everett, and I all loaded up into the car and headed up to the National Zoo to do some sight animal-seeing before Grandmother and Poppa left to go back home. We had a great time and only shared the same complaint... it was HOT. I mean really hot. Luckily there was a nice breeze and the zoo has the misters set up along the walkways so we were able to sit under walk through those and cool off. 

Well at least the adults were looking at the camera!

So pretty!

I love the faces he makes!

My friend Tiphany lent me her double stroller which came in very handy to use! I prefer to "wear" Everett but I don't think that it would have been very comfortable for either of us today. 

Oh! What is that?!

Coming through! Beep beep!

ANIMALS!

I think the kids had fun seeing the animals and making all sorts of animal noises. Overall the bird house won the prize for "best toddler attraction," they loved it.  I assume because they could get up nice and close and could see the birds flying back and forth.

She was too excited about the birds!

Umm excuse me but I think you are supposed to stay behind the rail!

So the zoo was a great success and we will definitely be back... in October.

Nap time!