Our trip to the zoo

This actually happened a couple of days before Justin's all-star game, but when you're behind in your posting, you just post what you can, when you can.

The first picture was taken near the beginning of the trip. Everyone was happy, excited, and ready to smile for every and any picture.



A littl ebit harder to get them to all sit, and look for this one.



What exactly were we trying to do with this picture?!?!?! It must be getting close to time to leave.



The favorite thing for most of the kids was the Merry-Go-Round. Here is a picture of the twins. This was definitely not Alyssa's favorite thing. They had to stop the Merry-Go-Round, so that Alyssa could go and sit next to Ashley in a non-going-up-and-down-ride. It was a peacock chair, which is why Ashley wanted to sit in it instead of on an animal. I would post that picture, but Mom was in it, and she forbade me to share it. So, you just get the 2 cutest pictures of the twins to look at.





My cousin David Shurtleff was visiting. He went with us, and of course was a hit with all of the kids. Of course, who wouldn't be when he was helping them do this:





More fun than anything else what leaping off these rocks in the penguin exhibit.



The "triplets". They were missing their Quadruplet (Little Becca). That's the only thing that could have made these pictures better. For those of you who don't know. Emily and Courtney were born September 27th, Michael and Beth's oldest Becca, was born December 27th (so she is exactly 3 months younger than the twins), and Tabitha and Donnie's 2nd Alyssa was born March 20th (almost 3 months after litlte Becca). So when they all get together they are like Quadruplets. I have the best picture of all four of them walking down the road holding hands. It is so sweet.





I said, Alyssa, what are you doing? Because she was crawling around on the ground, I quickly found out she was a kangaroo. She hopped all over the place.