Lily Catherine's 3rd Birthday

Wow--can our little niece already be 3? Lily Catherine had her birthday party at Monkey Treehouse this year, and all the kids had a blast. Andrew loved playing in the rubber mulch pit, and with all the food at the grocery store. What a fun place for kids to play!

Playing in the rubber mulch with Daddy...

And at the Lego boards...

Waiting in a surprisingly patient way for cake!

Our two beautiful, sweet nieces Lily Catherine and Charlotte.

Lily Catherine blowing out her candles on the great Monkey cake that my sister-in-law made. Andrew yelled, "She did it!"

Zoo Play Date

On Friday, we braved the heat and went to the zoo for a play date. Thankfully, most of the walkways are shaded (good planning zoo staff!). The kids had a blast, and Andrew is now obsessed with "big giraffes", "big elephants", and all other "big" zoo animals. And since we have our annual pass, we'll probably make the zoo a weekly/every other week outing while the weather is nice (thanks Randy & Cate)!

I was so excited to see the monkeys! I ran around singing "Monkeys Jumping on the Bed."

Everett, Lily, Laney, and me at the giraffes--they were so close to us, and looked so big!

BIG giraffes!

Everyone checking out the zebras...

BIG zebras!

Summer Play with Everett

One of Andrew's little friends lives right around the corner from us. They've been playing together a lot this summer, and they both LOVE to play outside!