Trip to the Zoo - Take #2 (Baltimore)

Mama and I went to the Baltimore Zoo with Aunt Julie and Cousin Sadie.
It was another hot day at the zoo.
Did you notice that I am modeling the nice panda t-shirt that I got at the DC zoo?
Sadie was thirsty in the heat so we had a take a break. (Don't worry, I wasn't crabby yet. Well, maybe I was.)
This is Samson, the new baby elephant. He is hanging out with his mama.
There he is again.
Penguins are cute.
This is one of the funny monkeys that we saw. There was one monkey that really liked me for some reason. I was in my stroller, and the monkey was following me through the glass. When Mama moved me to another area, he would come over and look at me some more. Cute!
This is my first ride on a carousel horse. Grandma Pat and Grandpa Phil took me on one once but I think I sat on the bench and didn't actually ride the horse. I got a little scared though and had to have Mama sit down with me until the ride ended.
Phew, it was a busy day at the zoo. I napped on the way home in Aunt Julie's car.

I'm a Busy Boy! (aka I like to get into everything!)

Helping Daddy load and unload the dishwasher is one of my favorite chores right now. Sometimes I am a little rushed though and don't let Mama or Daddy actually put the dishes in before I slam the door closed!
Another one of my favorite things to do is to take the cereal boxes off the shelf and try to get into the boxes. I don't usually get too far with that adventure before someone stops me.

Reading Books

I like reading books that have different textures like this book that Mama bought me.
Grandma Lorrie got me this cool book that must be homemade. It has little things that tuck into pockets.

Trip to the Zoo - Take #1 (DC)

Mama and Daddy took me to the National Zoo in DC. Mama was meeting a friend of hers from high school, Heather, and her family.
It was a hot day, but it was nice to meet new people. We weren't there for very long, but we did manage to see a few animals.
This is a bad picture of one of the pandas. She was resting on a hot Sunday afternoon.
Hmm, looks like this gorilla was doing the same thing!

Out for a Walk

I like to go for walks to the mailbox in the evening with Mama and Daddy. Everything is so interesting, including the neighbor's trash can.
We're almost home now. Just a little bit more...

I'm a Big Boy

I'm such a big boy. I walk most of the time now, even in my new slippers that I wear in the house.

At the Fair

I went to my first county fair this summer. You'll notice that Mama dressed me right...I have my tractor shirt and my tractor toy!

I don't know what this is, but please don't make me sit in here anymore! I don't like to be buried in corn!
Mama and me at the fair.
Daddy is letting me pet a baby chick. Oops! I meant to do "one finger" and I accidentally poked the chick in the eye. Sorry about that, baby chick!