Fun in the Sun

Summer's here! School ended on Thursday so now I get some much needed time for TLC, reading (I have a mega book list!), organization and just plain ol' time to hang out with my daughter. I would say that I get time to hang out with my husband, too, but that time will be short and sweet and wedged between his massive summer school schedule, work, umpiring and softball. I'm proud of him for doing so much! His May-mester ended on Thursday, so this little three day weekend he's had is like our summer. I still haven't gotten used to the idea that I don't have to go to work on Monday.

Yesterday, we went to the Fort Worth Zoo. It was 91 degrees out (according to my highly accurate car thermometer) and overall, it wasn't too bad. There were lots of families out there, and I was happy to see that there were other babies out younger than Abigail. For a brief moment, I was feeling a little guilty about bringing my 6 month old (7 months on Monday!!) to the zoo, but when I saw little 3 and 4 months out - with no hats! - I felt better. You better believe Abigail (and Robby, and me) were slathered down with SPF 50+. No burns for us!

The best part of the zoo was the family time, of course, but I really loved seeing my first hippos (!!), white tiger and eating a snocone. Who can go to the zoo and not get a snocone? It's like going to a baseball game and not getting a hot dog. Naturally, the part Abigail liked the most was seeing the regular Texas birds that weren't part of the zoo exhibit at all, but just the ones that were flying around and happened to be visiting the zoo, too. The blackbirds were her favorite! Here's a few pics of the zoo:

Abigail (6 months)

Okay, I am new to blogspot and I will need time to play with the photo-adder. For now, you just get these. To see any others, go to my facebook! I'll end with the giant gorilla. The picture is kind of blurry because it was taken with my zoom through about a 9 inch thick (or more) window/barrier.