October 15, 2012

Stocking Up On Sunshine

Despite our slow start to the summer and the fact that it never really got that hot, we did get a long run of sunny days that carried us into October.  We took every opportunity to get out and enjoy the sun while it lasted and got our fill of Vitamin D to help carry us through the long rainy season.  On our last beautiful weekend we got to enjoy two great adventures - a ferry ride with Atti and Gina and then the zoo with Aunt Kacey, Nathan and Kayla.  It was a busy weekend but given the rain we've been getting since I'm so glad we did it.

The ferry is always a hit!  The kids love exploring all the different areas of the boat and waving at the captain. Three sweet friends enjoying a sunny day adventure together.




Kenzie and Atti working hard at making something.  They spent quite a while at the beach making houses among the drift wood and finally when the water became too tempting to resist we headed back to the sand pile of toys and then back to the ferry.  It was a perfect morning adventure for the kids and Gina and I even got a few minutes to sit and chat.  This whole growing up thing is working out nicely for us.




Sunday was another fun filled day enjoying the zoo.  This was my first trip to the zoo without the stroller and was nice to not always be looking for a place to park it.  The kids indulged my photography and let me take a lot of good group shots.

Hiding in the penguin shelter.




We needed one more opening on this fall animal scene but Kayla was able to blend in well just on her own.  Also, whoever made this scene didn't really think through where the head holes were in relation to the people.  There were bales of hay behind this so the back view of Kenzie and Nathan was quite funny since they are stacked right on top of each other.




Any random bench was an excuse for a picture!




This one's my favorite - all the cousins in a tree together.




Each of the kids took a turn climbing up through this hollow stump to get their picture taken.  Nathan 9, Kayla 7, McKenzie 5 and Ben 3.



There is a baby elephant statue in there somewhere under all the kids.




It was a great day for a visit and though I haven't posted any pictures of the animals they were out and enjoying the sunshine just as much as we were.

1 comment:

Gina Lillie said...

The ferry was such a fun thing to do on a sunny day. That will be a repeat adventure for sure.