Day at the Zoo

This is my last week off before school meetings begin (Sean calls them, "The BEST Year Yet!" speeches), so James and I are trying to pack in a few fun days. We went to the local zoo and park today with some friends for lunch and had a wonderful afternoon. Between the 3 families (I., do you have a family? :) we had 5 children, and in spite of diverse ages, they kept each other busy playing so the grownups could talk. The weather was perfect--sunny with a nice breeze--and except for the periodic bee invasions, it was a perfect afternoon.


Check out this mountain lion. Each time a stroller would approach, he would growl and show his teeth. At first we thought he wanted to eat the babies, but as it kept happening only with stollers, we decided that perhaps it was actually the stroller that intimidated him. We'll never know, but it was fascinating, and more than a little creepy to be this close.


So, Sean, we didn't get to ride the train today after all, so we'll wait for you on that. But, we had to take this picture for you.