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:

to the farmers' market we went

we finally had dad home for a whole weekend!

the gym has been keeping mike busy a ton lately.  summertime beach-goers abound so he has been working lots.  so this passed weekend it was such a treat to have him home the whole time.  we started saturday morning with a walk to our local farmers' market.

i love the our town and will be sad to leave it if we ever sell our house.  it really is "small town USA."  we often walk with a bottle of wine to local restaurants, our library, for coffee, ice cream.  every saturday during the warmer months our town hosts a local farmers' market with produce, flowers, baked goods, doggie treats, live music and more.  it is the perfect way to spend a sunny morning with our small family.