Henry Doorly Zoo

We took Isaiah to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha for the first time last week. We went with our friends, Jon and Stacey Yost, and their daughter, Kaci. We had a blast! The kids liked the petting zoo, the jungle, and LOVED the aquarium. We went on the train and got to see the elephants and the giraffes were aweseome! We decided that it will be an annual trip and can't wait until next year!

Mighty Mountains

We took our first vacation since having Isaiah and it was awesome! We left on a Thursday and drove out to Fort Collins, Colorado, which is where Andy's brother, Brady lives. After finding out that when traveling with a little one you need to ask some questions before reserving a hotel, we got settled into our room. On Friday we drove up into the mountains to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. We stopped by the road side and saw a bunch of mule deer and they even had a fawn with them! It was pretty cool!



We ate lunch at a really greasy burger place in Estes Park. It was good food, but enough fat and grease for the whole weekend! Then we went over by the river again.



After lunch we went up the tram onto the top of the mountain and fed some chipmunks. Isaiah thought it was really neat. Then we drove up to the top of the mountain...all the way above the tree line! It was an awesome view!

On Saturday we went to the New Belgium Brewery. We took the guided tour and it was really interesting. Our tour guide was really good and Isaiah got to do some running around, and tried out a little bike that was upstairs in one of the brewing rooms! In the afternoon we went down to the Pouche River and Isaiah had a blast throwing rocks. He got his clothes soaking wet, so he had to ride back to the hotel in just his diaper!

4th of July!

We had a fun 4th of July weekend! The first thing we did was go to Seward in the morning with our friends, Jon and Stacey and their daughter Kaci. The kids enjoyed rolling around in their strollers checking out the tractors, cars, dancers, and all the booths selling things. After eating lunch we headed back home for a nap! In the afternoon we went to my cousins' house for supper and fireworks! Isaiah had a blast playing outside and watching everyone do fireworks. He even stayed up late to watch the nighttime fireworks. He was such a trooper. He watched and pointed and didn't even flinch on the big boom ones that his mommy was always scared of! We can't wait to see what he'll do next year!