Whew, Geocaching is exhausting!!!

Derek has taken up the hobby of Geocaching, which basically is a "treasure hunt" where people hide small containers and then you find then using GPS coordinates! At first I thought it was sort of a weird hobby, but it's actually really very fun!! During our day of Geocaching yesterday, we got to visit some very beautiful old churches that were built in the early 1900's. Very cool!

Connor was very excited about his day of Geocaching, as you will see here:
We had a bit of a drive to get to the first cache, so Connor had a nice nap, and slept through the first one!

But, he was up and ready to go for our second cache, and we got some neat pictures of the bell tower, before we started our search:
You can see the graveyard in the background in these first few pictures, kinda creepy, but kinda neat, too!





















Then, after we found the cache, Connor had some fun checking it out!














All in all, it was a beautiful fall day, with some really great family fun!

First Trip to the Zoo!!

We decided that we should go to the Zoo before the summer was over(Okay, I know it's already over, *sigh*). We had a great time because it was one of the very rare times that Beth and Marty, and Derek and I, were all home at the same time! And - it was the middle of the week, which meant we practically had the zoo to ourselves! The rides were closed though, but we had a great time without them!!

We stopped in the petting zoo, and Connor really liked the sheep!

In fact, he liked them a little too much! Here I am taking sheep fur(or wool, I suppose!) out of Connor's grabby little paws!!


So, after that, I had to help him pet the sheep!

The sheep had a strange attraction to Derek, they all kept coming up to him, and this one sheep was even trying to climb on him!


Here's a picture of me thinking how funny it was that the sheep were all over Derek!
Then we visited the goats! This one goat was licking Connor's hands and nibbling on his jacket! Connor wasn't too sure how he felt about it!


Here's a sampling of the rest of the pictures we took today!!




















And one of the boys and their Dads:


And, I did take a few of just the animals!
Look, Auntie Theresa!! Guinea Pigs! There were so many, and tiny babies too!





This beaver shared a pen with some pelicans, and I don't think he liked it too much!


Derek took a ton of pictures of this camel!


They were cleaning the elephants home, so they had her out for a walk! It was very neat when she walked right past us!



I just love these Prairie Dogs! They were so cute peeking out of their holes!


We had a great time, and I can't wait to go back next year, when Connor will be even more excited to see everything!

It was bound to happen sooner or later!!

Connor finally discovered Leo's food and water bowls today! He stuck his whole arm in the water bowl before discovering the kibble in the food bowl, and what do you think he did? He ate it, of course!!!
And, mommy had to go and get the camera before taking him away from there, so you know he got a kibble or two that I don't know about!! When I picked him up he relaxed his hand and kibbles fell everywhere! Hee hee!

So, after seeing Connor's amazing kibble eating skills, I decided that he was ready for Cheerios! He loved them!


But for some reason, he hates his bib lately!! He will pull and pull until he gets it off!


And then, when I told him he couldn't have any more Cheerios until he kept his bib on, this is what I got:
"Aww, mom!!"


"But, I don't LIKE wearing my bib!!"


In other news, Connor still pulls up on absolutely everything!!

And - he still loves his rat!!