Rocks, Cars 2, and the Zoo

Wow - this summer is flying by so fast, it's hard to believe. At the beginning of the summer we made a list of all the fun things we wanted to do and we're trying hard to check some of them off. We got a few things done this week.

First up - rocks. If you haven't noticed . . . we're boys . . . and boys love rocks! We found these cool rock excavation kits and daddy worked with us this week to dig down and find our rocks. It took us two days worth of digging but we did it. And it was fun!

Can you believe that we've never been to a real movie theater to watch a full-length movie? We decided to go to a local theater that is NEVER crowded and see Cars 2. There was only one other family in the theater with us - which was good when Sam decided he couldn't sit still after about an hour. The movie was GREAT!

One of the things mommy has been wanting to do for a long time now was go to the zoo. She got her wish this week. The zoo has a dinosaur - Zoorassic Park - display going for the summer. We thought it was almost better than seeing the live animals. But then, we love dinosaurs. Here is our annual picture with the gorilla. My how we have grown up!

And here we are with the rhino.

We rode the zoo train. Always a good time!

And then there were the dinos. There were 13 animatronic dinos around the zoo for us to find. And they were pretty scary! They moved and roared. The life-sized T Rex was especially scary! Finally we found the T Rex that was in the swamp - he didn't move or make noise, so he was our friend. And we found this little mommy and her baby - they both spit water at us. Needless to say, they were some popular dinos! Note Sam's finger in his ear - while this one spit, she also roared.

The carousel is always a favorite. We got to ride twice. I chose a snake for my first ride and then a seal for my second ride. Sam rode a zebra and then a penguin.

It was a very warm day - we were worn out by the end. But we did enjoy seeing the "real" animals as well. The baby elephant is always fun to watch. It was a great outing.

Our neighbors have some grandsons visiting for the weekend and so we got to go over and play. They got out their super cool tramp/water slide. It was so much fun.

We were jumping/sliding pros by the end of the afternoon. Flips and twists and belly flops were our favorites. Ahhhh summer . . . last a little longer, please!

Sam Alert: Hey everyone - Sambo here. I may not have a two-hour attention span yet, but this week I found out that I {LOVE} {LOVE} {LOVE} movie theater popcorn. Is there anything tastier? Give me extra butter please.

Daddy snapped this picture on our way home from the zoo the other day. I like to title this one . . . "Pooped Out"! With the zoo map still in my hands - that's talent!

And finally, I present - Sambo, the elephant. Yes those are socks on my ears. Seriously, could I be any cuter? Sam out!