Zoo Visit and First Fishing (October)

The first weekend of October we went to the Houston Zoo. The weather was beautiful and cool enough for long sleeves for the kids and me. We took the big stroller, but I honestly think Nathan rode in it more than Olivia did. "Mommy, my legs are tired from all this walking." So much drama. But Daddy was happy to carry the little princess, so this didn't really cause any problems for us. We wandered around the zoo going to the different animals that Nathan said he wanted to see. Olivia enjoyed the elephants (because she can make the elephant noise) and walking around (mostly in the direction opposite from the one we were trying to go). True to form we only stayed for around 2 hours. We let the kids pick out a souvenir on our way out of the zoo grounds. Because she is obsessed with cats, we helped Olivia pick a stuffed leopard/jaguar (I forget which one it is, technically) and Nathan settled on a lizard "grabber." Olivia was exhausted from the morning and crashed in the stroller before we even got to the parking lot. Here are pictures from the morning.

Because we love to live dangerously, after naptime we went with Lolo, Momo and Popo to Mary Jo Peckham Park and went "fishing" in the duck pond. I use the term loosely since the rod was not exactly strung properly and casting was a challenge. However, Nathan really enjoyed it and had an epic meltdown when it was time to leave. Olivia entertained herself by trying to catch ducks, picking up stray feathers and running perilously close to the edge of the pond. I was exhausted by the time we left! So was Popo (Olivia's wrangler).