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Wonder Wheel Coney Island 4/16/12

Wordless{ish} Wednesday on Thursday: Zoo Edition

Last Saturday, Jerry and I decided to take Zion to the Central Park Zoo for the first time.  We'd been planning it for a few days, and the excitement (for me) was almost too much to contain.  I tried desperately to squelch my delightful anticipation in fear that I would over-hype the experience in my mind, and then suffer from disappointment if Zion wasn't as thrilled about it as I'd hoped.  She. LOVED. It.  It was a total blast.  It was a stunning fall day and I'm glad we decided to take the time to walk through Central Park on our way…the leaves in red, orange, yellow and brown were a sight to behold.  We entered the Zoo greeted by this black bear sculpture.  Zion was especially fond of the Polar Bear, exclaiming proud little "Grrrrr"'s at it, followed by her rendition of Go! Diego! Go!  Apparently she associates all of the animals at the zoo with Diego.  Another highlight of the adventure was when a large wild bird flew right over us in the tropic zone.  We snapped a couple pictures of the animals, but neither Jerry nor I wanted to miss out on her reactions to each new exhibit while fumbling for the camera.  We finished off our visit by playing with the plush toys in the "Zootique" and then a quick bite to eat before heading home to relax and store up the treasures of her first trip to the zoo in our hearts.

 

Red Pandas

Snakes!

^{paper mama photo challenge entry}^

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Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Fall Festival Edition

We aren't huge on Halloween in our family.  I have less issues with it than the hubs, but I respect him for his concerns, especially from a spiritual standpoint.  I still love the dress-up part, and the excuse to wear a costume (or put Zion in one for that matter!)  We did carve a pumpkin this year, mostly because we wanted to try some things out for our own family traditions, and the hubs has never carved one, not sure that it will be something we do every year.

We usually enjoy the non-scary parts of the festivities and chose to attend the Fall Festival at a local church so Zion could participate.  All the way up until the day of, I thought for sure that Zion was a baby chicken….her costume just reminded me of fuzzy little newborn chicks…but I was wrong…she was clearly and most certainly a baby duck.  So, I present to you, our very cute little duckling.

 First carnival game…nailed it.  (Course she didn't understand the concept of tossing)

 Showing off her new prize: Poppy the Panda (yes we make up names for every stuffed animal)

 "Zion, what do you want to do next?"

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Couldn't get her to hold still long enough to get the shot of her "Grandma's Little Pumpkin" onesie

       

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Weekly Wrap Up! :)

Family nature walks in the crisp Fall weather

Making chalk drawings for Daddy on the last dry, sunny days before Winter!

Too much fun with Photobooth (clearly too much downtime)

 Beautiful fall colors and scenes in our neighborhood

 The last bits of my herb garden: parsley, basil & sage

Pumpkin Carrot Spice Cupcakes w/Cream Cheese Frosting & Cinnamon-Sugar Sprinkles (adapted from this recipe here!)

Playdate & Fall Wreath Craft with a dear friend (My first Pinspired Creation!)

P.S.  Remember this photo?  I came in 4th in the photo challenge!







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