Pre-4th

Before launching into the fun we had over the 4th of July weekend.... Greg McBoat has Nellie's 1 Year Pics ready! Even though it was a difficult photoshoot, they're awesome! Oh my serious child. :D

We started our weekend off with a babysitter and a baby shower. Our friends, Mike & Steph were in town for their baby shower. Zaza babysat for us, since it was scheduled for prime naptime. One of the coolest gifts they got was some of Steph's baby clothes (believe a baptism outfit included) and quilts. We gave them Good Night Denver, so they can read to their baby girl about their old stompin' grounds. I'm also making them a purple tutu. Mike sized?

In January I won the lotto to buy Rockies tickets for Opener and the 4th of July fireworks games. Little did I realize that even with the lotto system, Opener was going to sell out so quickly. There went Daddy-O's birthday present idea.... We got tix for Saturday night's game. Nellie sported her Rockies onesie & birthday tutu. As soon as we sat down, she started eyeing up everyone around us' food - especially the boy sitting right behind us, just about grabbed the nachos right off his lap.

B-Bee didn't quite get "watching" the game. It's okay though, every Rockies fan knows that it's more about the experience of going than actually watching.

Was a game worth watching!

I wanted outfield seats so we would get to go sit on the field for fireworks, but it was nice to not have to move. Nellie loved the spirit that filled the stadium with the win!

Unfortunately, B-Bee & Zaza spent most of the fireworks in the bathroom.... Nellie did really well with them. She kept pointing at and trying to grab the fireworks. Wouldn't even let us cover her ears. "Don't contain me, Mom!"

I should mention, there was some good sleep had by all that night. PLUS early (and restful) naps the next day!

A Not-So-Bad Day At the Z-O-O

Nellie has found a new hobby, tearing down B-Bee's coins & prizes. Sometimes she tries to eat them, sometimes she shares, most of the time she throws them on the floor - which of course upsets B-Bee when he finds them on the floor.

....but they're still buds..... until she spills his milk.



Get ready, Nellie, and put your shoes on. We're going to the Z-O-O! On the way to the zoo, the entire way to the zoo, B-Bee informed me that Z-O-O spells zoo. He's so smart, so I tried to get him to spell boo and moo... He got "moo" down, but it turned funny and went back to "zoo".



B-Bee wanted to see the elephants first. So we headed off to the Pachyderm building to watch the elephants have breakfast. These guys are always eating whenever we come see them. Suppose they need a continuous flow of hay and other elephant food to keep up with their metabolism.

Stinky as it may be, the pachyderm is my favorite because of the rhinos & hippos. This one was having his dental exam. There's something cute about these big, stinky, slightly pink creatures. I wonder if they get daily brushings.

The train was closed for repairs. The carousel just isn't the same. B-Bee freaked out about the animals and wouldn't ride on them. Instead we sat on the bench. Nellie wanted up and rode on an animal though. Both of them were fascinated by the lights, music & mirrors.

We never did find our mommy group. Just as well... we stopped for an early picnic lunch and Nellie decided that she'd had enough of the wagon. B-Bee got tired of listening and it was very hot. We quickly saw the camels, checked out the North Shore River play area - no water running that day - and headed home for naps. As you can see Nellie was a little crabby. She's teething a million teeth (just had 2 come pop through and is working another 6 or so up still). It wasn't our best day at the zoo, but it could have been a whole lot worse. I'm just thankful that they behaved and were pleasant for most of it.