The Nelsons

Last Saturday we took a trip to the MN Zoo. Evan had a lot more fun than he did last year - all of the animals were out and about and he really enjoyed the birds and aquarium. He wouldn't go near the touch-tank, but he stared at the fish for about 20 minutes. It was sunny, but a little chilly, so other than visiting the Wells Fargo Farm we opted to stay indoors for the day.



And here we are at the zoo...wait, that's not us - that's a family of Gibbons! My mistake.

The orchids in the Tropics were all in bloom. They smelled so good! It was almost enough to cover up the smell of monkey pee.

This poor duck was confused. He thought he was a flamingo - standing on one leg with his head tucked in. Doesn't he know he can just lay down?

Funny-looking fish.

The real reason we went to the zoo was that the baby farm animals were out - and we wanted to match some real animals with the names Evan knows from books. Piggies are usually his favorite - but when we got to the pig barn the Mama Pig squealed and scared Evan. He shook his head "no" and backed up, like, 10 feet. He was happy to play on the fake pig outside, however.

Giddy-up! Evan's legs are finally long enough to reach the base of this horsey! We went over to Grandma and Grandpa Irvin's last Tuesday for Grandpa Bruce's birthday.

What a cutie-pie.