Riverbanks Zoo October 2012

We took a trip to the zoo down in Columbia back in October.  We like to go in the spring, but simply never made it in the busy spring of 2012.  It was T's first trip, and she seemed to really enjoy it.  Mostly, they were just pumped their grandparents met them there!  (And then took them with them to the country!)

Here are T and Grandma when we arrived.  This little stinker loves her grandparents!

 And this one wants to copy everything Grandpa does..

 But has tons of love and kisses for his Grandma.

 Trying to figure out how to climb in the fish tank,

 This is as good as it gets of me and my three kids together.  It's a sad situation really.

 This little one wouldn't leave Mommy or Daddy's arms for a while.

 But riding the turtle was a hit.

 Fed some random animals.

 This is when Eli turned the corner and decided to like his grandparents again.  He is our VERY temperamental child.

 They went on a train ride.

 And had a snack

 Back to being BFF with his Grandpa.

 We always enjoy going to feed the birds.

 I assure you she wasn't bitten by a bird.  All of that drama was b/c the bird stole her cup of nectar.  Girls are SO much different from boys.

 Climbed one last animal before we left!

Halloween 2012

The kids started Halloween off at school as two Chinese ninjas and one Chinese princess.  The evening ended with Minnie Mouse,  a pirate, and yet another Chinese ninja.  We trick or treated around our neighborhood with our good friends/neighbors, and the kids had a blast.  Eli even fell, busted his lip and bled like crazy, but then cried over leaving his candy bucket!  Here is a snippet of the craziness...

 First house:  Our neighbor Bill

 Showing off his sword

 So excited to pick up our friends!

 Until Mr. Bob actually came to the door.  Eli always bails.

 T with her Mar-Mar

 L.O.V.E this expression.  I have no idea what it was about.

 Some kids ring door bells, T just tries to pry the door open

 This child LOVED her Minnie Mouse outfit.

 I often had to regulate how much candy Eli would take.

 T met another Asian Princess.

 You can see all the blood on poor Eli's shirt.

 D and Mar-Mar

 They love our neighbors with the two little doggies.

 Look at those faces.  We elected to go home after this house.  They were so worn out.

 T ditched the headband and Daddy ended up carrying it.  On his head.  Silly Daddy.