Point Defiance Zoo

Monday Kaylie had 2 doctors appointments (eye doctor, then surgery consult for her hernia), so we spent the rest of the afternoon at the zoo to make up for the not so fun morning. We had a great time!

K loves the carousel. First ride zebra, second ride seahorse. Look at that smile! Fun!

Have you ever heard the noise that peacocks make? Craaazy!

Playing in the water & following the "clothes & shoes required" rule, against great protest.

Java the Tiger. We were so happy he made an appearance this time. Last time we were at the zoo, K was so disappointed that he was hiding the whole time.

K and her budgie bird

Me and my girl in the shark jaws

My favorite monkey that we came across. A very happy and cute little primate!

Fun in the Sun!!!

The low, low tides exposed all sorts of fun things for us to see...

And to eat! We had a yummy clam dinner with the Neymans... TOO MANY CLAMS!!! Next time I won't dig quite so many, but I'm sure the seagulls appreciated the pre-cooked clam dinner.

Kaylie & Little Avery in their matching sundresses. Soooo cute!

K in the Polly pool

Mark took Kaylie kayaking out to the Dyes Inlet shoal at low tide - she is pretty much standing out in the middle of the bay. Ask us about her run in with the kelp crab - it wasn't good!

Josh with his sunscreen faux-hawk

The Fab Five of 2009: Kaylie, Malia, Avery, Paxton & Josh


Josh and K in the blow up pool filled with hot water. They would run through the sprinklers to get cold, then dive in.

We spent a long afternoon at the Adamski's lake house on Haven Lake. K was so excited to be in the water! I love the expression on her face!

K didn't want to take a slow spin around the lake behind the boat, so they just floated.

Sweet Marky Mark


Kaylie taking a swing in her jammies right before bed.


Me at Melinda's houseKaylie feeding the Budgie birds at new Point Defiance Zoo exhibit. Our girl is getting TALL and SKINNY!!

On the dizzy chair at the zoo

Kaylie the anemone