Grandmas and Stuff

Happy Thanksgiving! I had a post in the works this week, but never finished it, so I'll hold off on Thanksgiving pictures until I get this one up.

The kids have been thrilled to spend time with both grandmas the last few weeks! My mom went with us to the zoo a few Saturdays ago on a beautiful and unseasonably warm November day.

Grandma, the kids and an Asian elephant.

I usually try to avoid posting pictures of just animals since we've all seen zoo animals before. I thought this adorably pudgy pachyderm was worthy of its own shot.

Running ahead to see the giraffes.

Checking out the gibbons.

The gang in front of one of G-ma's favorites - the red pandas.

Yes, it was November and warm enough for flip flops. In Ohio. Unbelievable!


My mom and I both have a weird sense of humor. She turned to me with a shocked and saddened face because of this crime scene (or deflated Christmas decoration).

One of Taylor's favorites - the polar bear.

Michael loves orangutans and asked to see them all day long. We came in on the opposite side of the zoo, but we finally made our way over to them.

For the Pear.

In Jungle Trails. I'm convinced that my hometown has one of the best zoos in the country!

Manatees.

No trip to the zoo is complete without a ride on the carousel.

The next weekend, Grandma N came from Pittsburgh to visit! She brought the kids lots of crafts and coloring supplies, which they loved. They we both so excited to see her. Marilyn is an artist and showed Taylor some cool art techniques. She also taught Michael that red and yellow make orange, and he's still walking around saying it!



Artists at work.

Taylor has fallen in love with the Magic Treehouse series of books. She pretends to be Annie and "encourages" Michael to be Jack. (Jack and Annie are the two kids in the books.) Michael eats it up and follows her around everywhere.

Jack and Annie on an adventure.

I made the kids a tent in the living room. I had to do a little freelance work in the basement and came back to find this. The were being so silly and raided Taylor's underwear drawer, then were jumping off the chairs used to brace the tent onto the loveseat. I took a couple of pictures to embarrass them with later and then made them stop.

Seriously?

Alright, off to hang with the hubs.

Until next time,

Mommy Kel