lions and tigers and grandma! oh my!

we had a lovely visit with carol last week and we miss her!! on monday we enjoyed a yummy ladies lunch at the hotel and the weather was so amazing that carol and a nekkid thea even waded into the pool afterward.





the hotel grounds had ducks everywhere and a pond with the biggest koi fish i've ever seen. thea was fascinated by everything, astounded to hear live quacking and had to be physically restrained from jumping into the pond, duck poo and all.





one of the highlights of the visit for me was our trip to the zoo! we're so lucky to have a world class zoo in our backyard and it was nearly empty when we went last thursday morning. my favorites were the lion and the gorillas. thea loved it all until she'd had enough and then, very quickly, it was time to leave.

here's a short video and some photos, all taken with my new iPhone, thank you mom and dad!









before we left the house zack had expressed concern over thea wearing her new shoes to the park, "blisters! she might get blisters!" which made me laugh but as it turns out our little girl wanted to walk everywhere. "strollers are for babies and i'm certainly not a baby anymore." so we spent a lot of time holding her hand, trying to keep her on track and slowly walking through the park. luckily for all of us, the shoes help up their end of the bargain and we avoided blister drama.







thank you for such a fun-filled week carol! we love having you visit and hope you'll come back soon. xoxo