Something Old and Something New

We went back to the park near my work and the boys loved it. They were just running around through the equipment to make sure that they saw it all…

Well, Micah was exploring and Noah was trying to keep up.

A few times during the experience, Micah looked and acted like a much bigger boy than when we realize. His climbing up this "silly ladder" was one of those times.

Stephanie saw this one and said that she thought that it was a good picture of Micah. She said that he looks sweet, innocent, and curious. I agree, he does look pretty stinkin' cute here.

This second trip to the park was a much dirtier one…we explored the sand implements

"explored" is the right word only if you think about a burrowing animal. Micah liked burying things (like his "flippy" sandal).

Our "neck injury" baby…she always sleeps so cock-eyed in her carrier.

This was a fun picture for me because I could get all three of the active players in one frame.

Just before I took this picture, Micah was buried in that sand. His flippie still is mostly buried.

Noah went back to his mainstay of entertainment…the bridges. And I was lucky enough to catch him in mid slip-n-fall…

…and the giggling aftermath.

He was contemplating where to go next…. I didn't pose him for this shot.

I did pose him for this one…he didn't really like hanging like that.

The Zoo is what's new. See the cool sunglasses gang?

The young -n- hip members of the gang.

We first went to see the gorillas.

I just found this sign funny…mainly because of what the "Gorilla's" failed to mention that they throw around. Yuck.

More gazing at the monkeys.

Micah climbed on the fences whenever possible to get a better look at the animals.

This shot was a comparison shot, more than anything. When we took Micah to Como Zoo a few years ago, it was closed and the only animal that we got to see was this turtle statue.

Seeing the Sea lions

Noah didn't get out of his stroller - because if he did, he'd have been in the worst possible cage/exhibit before I could blink - but he definitely sat up and tried to take everything in.

Micah really liked the lions. We saw some in the open and these two in the enclosed inside exhibit.

Of all of the things that Micah wanted to see, he was always looking forward to the Giraffes. As a matter of fact, when I asked him what his favorite animals from today were, he quickly listed off the Giraffes and the Zebras.