Our Day at the Zoo

Anyone who knows Brent well knows that he has a pregnant woman's sense of smell. There's no other way to describe it, except maybe that he has a talent for smelling, but that could be taken the wrong way. Anyway, I preface this post with the bit about his sniffer because that's what makes this day at the zoo as a family so miraculous. Brent VOWED never to go to the zoo with our children. In his words, simply put, "it stinks." He's right. Zoos are very smelly places; especially the monkey house and snake building. And for him, zoos are painfully stinky. But, one day a couple of months ago, before the weather got really cold, Brent agreed to spend the day at the zoo with the girls and me. This shocked me only slightly less than if he had suggested that we get a dog (HA!). We had a wonderful time! I can't wait to go again....He hopes we wait a very long time.

Mia expresses her shock at the sight of a zebra. Brent expresses his shock at the smell of a zebra.

Charlotte smiles in the sun.

Hannah narrowly escapes being eaten by a Giant Amazon Slide Snake!


Thanks for smellin' the stink for us Daddy! We love you!