F4 - Zoobilee Zoo

Wow, I haven't played along with Friday Foto Finish Fiesta in so long - but I am today. Be sure to visit Candid Carrie to see who else is playing. I also mentioned our zoo visit on Tuesday - make sure you don't miss the beginning of our fun. Here are some pics from the rest of our fun day!

Seriously, what's funnier than forcing crying babies to get their picture taken inside a flower?

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TWO for TWOS-Day - Gal Pals

Noone is actually hosting Two for Tuesday today since Debi and Deanna are busy - but I'm playing along anyway for the fun of it. A few weeks ago we went to the Philadelphia Zoo with my BFF and her 1 year old Mackenzie. I forgot my camera, but my friend Christina got LOTS of great pics. I'm going to share some more on Thursday - but for now - here's some snapshots of our dynamic duo - Mackenzie and Katie.

It was amazing to me that I actually got Katie to wear shorts other than stretchy-cotton. I think the fact that we were going to see the elephants for the last time (the last 2 finally moved to the Pittsburgh Zoo) and the fact that the shorts luckily didn't have a zipper and snap that I got her to actually wear khaki material shorts.
Not sure if you noticed, but apparently Katie was worried she'd be hounded by paparazzi - hence the disguising sunglasses and too-small-for-her sunhat. Fortunate for her, the only paparazzi was her Aunt Chris. Unfortunate for her, we could see through her disguise and we still took her picture all day long.

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8 Months Old - Mr. Busy Boy

Timmy's first sailor suit, handmade by his Grandma Bouf (who happened to be in the Navy)

I mentioned it at 6 months - this boy is trouble! Faster than the speed of light, he will crawl to get wherever he should not be: the cat food, the cat water bowl, towards the top of the steps...cackling the entire way. It doesn't help that even if I close him in a room, his sister sneaks the door open for him and beckons him out. The more difficult he makes it for us to dress him, the funnier he thinks it is. Ironically, he does understand "No!" now, but everytime he hears it he stops, looks over and gives me the most innocent smile as if to say "Who, me?"Keeping him focused to nurse is becoming more and more of a problem and unfortunately he seems to be making it up for it with nightime feedings.

I got myself up, you don't really expect me to walk out too, do ya?...maybe next month.

Speaking of eating, with 7 teeth now, he loves to munch on cheerios and still loves his puffed rice snacks. He's through his meats and is eating chunkier foods. He's also doing really well drinking from a straw and a sippy cup. I usually hold the cup for him, but once in a while he gets it in all by himself. He loves to pull himself up to standing and can even climb a few steps.

Sitting inside the excersaucer is for babies, it's like so last month!

He seems to take after his big sister in loving rides. He's been on a carousel a few times now and has completely bypassed the non-moving horsies. He's known exactly how to hold on from his first ride. He even rode the big slide at Dutch Wonderland this weekend.

I swear I usually smile on the carousel, but it was the end of the day and I was soooo tired!

Please ignore the whale holding me! It's all about me anyway, isn't it?

He went on his first trip to the beach this past week. He eventually realized that he loved to crawl around in the sand, but HATED the water - a suprise since he loves to swim in the pool and usually loves his bath.

Hee, hee, hee...I know I'm doing something bad, so it's soooo funny!
Why does the water keep ruining my fun?

He absolutely loves our many outings to the Philadelphia Zoo. No matter how tired he is, he is perfectly content to be pushed around in his stroller. Unfortunately, it doesn't ever put him to sleep like most babies since he is too afraid to miss a thing.

I love being outside!

This month has been a busy month for our busy boy!

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TWO for TWOS-Day

Last Monday, Katie and I got to spend some time with our good friends Christy and Josiah since Christy is a teacher and was off for Columbus Day. We had a great time at the Philadelphia Zoo. Josiah's going to be 2 in just a few weeks and he and Katie get along SO well. They had a great time together and especially holding hands throughout the day. They got to ride camels and ponies and even a train and see lots of fun animals. Incidentally, it was after this trip (which was precipitated by all day at Storybookland the previous day) that has made me swear to NO more walking day trips while I'm pregnant. We got lots of great pics of the day, but these are my favorite two-some pics!!!

Don't forget to stop by Eight is Great to see who else is posting about their favorite two-somes today.

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