St. Louis Zoo

Last Sunday I was fortunate enough to be able to drive home and spend most of the week with my parents and grandma. Christian had a three day business trip at the beginning of the week, and after his being gone three days the previous week, I decided I would rather spend time with my mom (who also had the week off) and dad than wait for Christian to come back home before heading down. So, the whole family packed up and headed off, Christian in the direction of the airport via taxi, and Micah and I in the direction of Nana Kay and Papa C's house.

We had a great time, and since I'm unable to see my parents as often as I would like due to the distance, I am grateful for the time we are together. And I know for certain Micah enjoys it as well. He was such a happy boy all week and really seemed to benefit from the change in scenery.

The weather was quite dreary the first couple of days there, but we had our heart set on going to the zoo, and by the time Wednesday rolled around it was decent enough to go. I also was able to meet up with some former small group friends who have relocated to Pennsylvania. The husband's family lives right outside of St.Louis, so Lindsey and I decided to try and make it work, and I'm so glad we did. It was great to see them and catch up, and Micah certainly had a blast running around the zoo. He enjoyed it so much that he actually climbed back in the stroller (which never happens!) to be pushed because he was too tired to walk anymore.

Due to the cooler conditions, I neglected to bring out my camera for the visit. I wanted to at least capture the fact that we were there, and did a quick photo shoot with Micah and my mom while leaving the zoo. Micah is getting to be such a big boy!! I can't even imagine how big he'll seem when we're able to meet our nephew Luke over Christmas...practice for the upcoming event in our own lives, I guess:)

Micah was roaring like a lion and my mom decided to join in:)