Zoo Trip

Occasionally, Miranda will play in our cars, pretending to drive somewhere. This week while she was playing, I asked her where she was driving me, and she replied "we are going to the zoo!" Zane and I took the hint and took her to the zoo this morning. On the way, Miranda said she wanted to see "Flumbingos, the hippopotamus, and giraffeses." Thankfully, the flamingos, hippopotamus and giraffes are in completely different parts of the St. Louis zoo, so we got our work out in too.

Miranda called them "flumbingos." When we first saw them, Miranda asked "are they eating the water?" Once Zane explained that they are eating the bugs in the water, she replied "we are not swimming in the pond because we are not wearing our swimming suits."

And the giraffes...

Miranda was scared of the hippopotamus, which is why she is hiding behind Zane and me in these pictures.

Taste of Fall

After weeks and weeks of weather in the 90s and 100s, our weather turned this week. We've been enjoying mornings in the 50s and afternoons in the low 70s all week. To celebrate the cooler weather, Miranda and I had to make our first apple pie of the fall. Miranda "helped" by stirring and eating the dough. She also nibbled on an apple and watched closely as I peeled and cut the apples. She is an eager helper!