St. Louis Zoo

After going to the temple on Saturday we went to the St. Louis zoo for the first time. There were so many trees, and it was so humid that it felt like a jungle-but it was fun! Jessica really liked seeing the animals, although she may have liked the everyday birds that landed on the ground just as much!





We only got to see half of the animals, so we'll have to go back-especially since it is free admission.

Brushing Teeth

Nate is getting to be quite a pro at getting Jessica to let him brush her teeth. For it to be a tearless procedure she must have a tooth brush in each of her hands-then she brushes Daddy's teeth while he brushes hers.
(I'm glad to see that she got the correct toothbrush in Dad's mouth. I hope she does every night!)

Utah Trip

We had such a fun trip to Utah!!! Congratulations Rick and Camille-we are so excited for you.
I left taking pictures at most of the wedding festivities to everyone else, but I did get a shot of the post-wedding luncheon party...


I hope someone will take pity on me and send me some more pictures of everyone dressed up and such. I'm so forgetful (or lazy) when it comes to taking the important pictures.

We also got to visit the Jack Family over the Memorial Day weekend. The fun project for the boys was building a fence.



Jessica just loved both her Grandpas! She is usually pretty shy, but she warmed up to them really fast, and would reach for them, or sometimes cry when I took her away. She even learned to say "pa".
Here she is helping Grandpa Jack play the piano.



Everyone in Nate's family made it down to Monticello! It was fun to all be together.



Jessica and Cousin Carter.



We loved relaxing and playing games at the Alder house!! I just happened to take a picture of our 1 round of Settlers-usually we were playing Pinochle. Nate had to get his fair share to last until the next time we visit!