trip to the zoo...in pictures

we have the most fabulous local zoo just down the road.  and get this...it is free.  yes, free.  nothing is ever free anymore, right?

so on sunny days quinn and i go there and walk and visit with the animals.  when he is older, i plan to get books about each animal and we can study and then visit them and watch as they grow and change.  i am pretty excited to live so near to this great place.  of course, i do feel badly that these animals are not roaming free in there natural habitat and i kinda hate zoos sometimes for cooping animals up inside all these cages and bars.  but zoos are probably here to stay so i will embrace them for the learning experience they provide.  

that being said, here are pics of our most recent trip:

yesterday {pics from my sister's camera}

 walking at the playground.  only needs a hand or two to hold.  just barely.

 bridget and sweet little parker, who hangs out like this most of he time. 

quinn actually walking {just one step with the right foot} at the park after lunch.

quinn with two of his big cousins.

quinn and his auntie meghan.

daytripping to portsmouth, nh

no pictures that i ACTUALLY took of portsmouth.  it rained.  got sunny.  rained some more.  carrying a baby and all of his accoutrements in said rain made me leave my camera in the car.  and there were some really great scenes that i would have loved to capture. 

we wandered around the city.  ate delicious ice cream (where the kid's scoop is legitimately a scoop of ice cream and not a tablespoon-full).  i had minty mint cookies-n-cream.  delish.  we saw the waterfront with colorful tugboats.  lots of shops (my credit card actually remained INSIDE my wallet...hey there self-control!).  even more restaurants and bars.  gardens.  adorable houses.  and some very interesting and colorful people (insert image of tranny in full polyester pantsuit and makeup).

now to find a bed-n-breakfast and a quaint little byob for me and mike for our fantasy date.  perfect.