tall friends

On Thursday, we went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs with Mike, Jenny, Emmett, and Owen. They had been telling us for awhile now that we needed to see this zoo so we could feed the giraffes. I hadn’t given it much thought, but the reality of the exhibit far exceeded my expectations. It was a really unique and memorable experience. I highly recommend it.

not a seersucker suit, but still looking sharp…

Jenny trying to fend off an attack…

their tongues are shocking…

Owen just along for the ride. This kid doesn’t make a peep…

at lunch afterwards, my girls were mesmerized by Emmett’s drumming skills…

and some bonus photos from the Detroit Zoo in October 2007…

what a view for a kid. Those are June’s feet…

miracle

We’ve waited a long time for this. Yesterday and today the temperature reached into the mid-sixties. It was glorious. The girls were actually able to play outside by themselves without fear of frostbite or snow burial. Then we had a pizza picnic dinner last night on the porch. It was otherworldly. For those parents residing in less extreme climates, which is pretty much everyone, you don’t know how good you have it…

hopefully the bear is here to stay…for a few months at least…

what a kid should be able to do in May: run in the grass…

Katye’s Wedding Pt. 3–The Ceremony

I saved the best for last. Here are some pictures from the ceremony and reception. Once again we had our hands full with the kids, so we snapped very few photos ourselves. Thankfully, other people managed to take some pictures…

June, Jolee, and Tim’s great niece Belle were the flower girls…

It was a long way down the aisle from the back of the church to the altar. We thought Jolee might make it three or four feet before requiring parental assistance, but she proved us wrong. She made it the whole way without a hitch…

blurry but still cute…

Aunt Molly helping Jolee handle the emotion of the moment…

walking Mom down the aisle…

beautiful church and a beautiful bride…

Adrienne was given the honor of doing a reading…

now don’t they look happy?…

the wedding party (I think Jolee was running around outside during this photo)…

Junie not too interested in our family photo…

now that’s a good-looking couple…

on her way into the reception…

clearly enjoying my dance with the bride…

the reception was spectacular. The venue sat on a small bluff above the ocean. It was just how Katye wanted it; the dance floor was never empty as everyone danced into the wee hours of the night…

Katye’s Wedding Pt. 2–The Beach

Some photos from the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. It was a little bit chilly but it was certainly nice to see a wide expanse of water—something we don’t have much of around here.