An exciting addition to our zoo…a baby elephant!

On August 20th a baby elephant was born at our zoo! Her name is Nandi and she is just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. She has to trot to keep up with her momma, causing her to trip over her feet a bit. Reminds me of Greyson about 6 months ago. I could have watched her for hours, but the boys were good after about 20 minutes. It will be so fun to see her grow up. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. A morning rain storm cooled the temps down and we got sprinkled on for just a few minutes. Jon, Kayla, and the kids joined us for our visit. It is always so fun to see London and Ethan together. We will be sad to see them move in a few weeks.

^^Not Nandi, just another younger elephant.

^^ The boys always enjoy feeding the giraffes!

^^If there is anything in sight to climb on or jump off of, London will find it.

^^ I know I’m biased, BUT this kid and his smirks are the CUTEST!

^^Dippin’ Dots are always the perfect way to cap off a fun visit to the zoo!

Fall break at the cabin!

When we found out that Weston’s parents and Aunt Lorna would be at the cabin while the kids were on Fall break we jumped at the chance to get out of the heat for a bit, and I was so excited to see the fall colors. The weather was colder than we expected (we even had snow!) and we were a bit unprepared, but we still made the most of it. We had one glorious day that was sunny and 65, and I soaked in the crisp air and the smells of the mountain all that I could. I will be thinking fondly of our days up there while the temps hover near 100 degrees here this weekend.

^^Aunt Lorna is the best baby holder.

^^Little man was getting so frustrated that he couldn’t keep up with his big brothers.

^^This might be my new favorite picture of these two. *heart melted*

^^This is what a typical family photo looks like. Ha!

^^We spotted this guy outside our kitchen window one morning.

^^Of course we had to stop at Cedar Breaks on our way down the mountain.