Bronx Zoo Trip

We were off to the Zoo again today.

It is such a great day trip with the kids.

Mommy wearing Quinton and carrying baby #4 in the belly!!

Our little Diva!!!
Is he not the cutest??
Reegan wanted to take this pic for Devon.
He was away for the day and didn't come with us.

The girl LOVES "wormies"

Checking out the turtle's house.

Hanging out in the prairie dog holes

Daddy & Q in a turtle shell.

Pretending to be a fox

Reegan's turn

Feeding the animals

Deciding where to go after lunch

She had a fit when a butterfly landed on her in the butterfly exhibit.

We had to get out of there FAST!

Reegan pretending to be a giraffe

Our favorite animal at the zoo ~ The Okapi

Momma & Baby "An-grilla" (as Reegan calls them)

Pretty Kitty!

Momma & the kids on the Camel

She did not want to go home!

Quinton all tuckered out!

ANOTHER GREAT DAY at the ZOO!!!

Some fun at the beach....

A much needed break after being in the car all day... we stopped at the Surf Club for some fun.



Look Mom I can do it... and of course Reegan had to show off too, can't let Q upstage her!

Baby Q practicing! One day soon....

Here eat this "Mr Nugen" - you'll like it...

after mommy yells to stop and spoils the fun!

All smiles


How grown up does she look here?!? Ugh I am not ready for this!

My Fashion Bug!!

Her new thing is hats...

A fun summer day

We got new bike seats for the kids. So we tried them out today. Reegan loved it. Quinton hated the helmet so he didn't have as much fun. We took a ride to the elementary school and let Reegan play on the playscape. She is like a monkey on these things. Can't wait to get one in our yard.

Here's Reegan with Daddy in her new seat...

And here is the monkey on the playscape ~ she is fearless.

Of course, as usual, there are no pics of the mom! Baby Q was not too happy so he didn't want his picture taken either. Maybe next time.

~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Happy 4th of July ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~

Even if the weather wasn't what everyone had hoped for we still had a pretty decent long weekend.

Thursday we took the day and spent it at the Surf Club. That was fun but boy it's a lot of work. Quinton was so good - he loved his little tent and stayed cool and well shaded for the whole day. Devon disappeared about 10 minutes into the day only to come back for food and/or money ( the joy of being a teenager!) Reegan loved the sand except when it was time to get it off. She screamed when we tried to get her into the water! Thursday evening the town had the fireworks on the beach. That was great. Mom came down, Reegan made it for about 15 minutes of the show. Quinton actually woke up and watched the whole thing!

A quick picture of Devon before he ran off with his friends for the day...

Reegan in her cool shades enjoying a rest break from all the hard work she was doing in the sand.

Baby Q staying cool in the shade...

Friday the 4th we went to the Parade downtown. Reegan loved it - she got loads of candy that we did not need! Quinton was very happy with his flag he got from one of the parade volunteers. Of course, Devon was MIA again.... wandering around with his crew!

Saturday was the reunion for Bobby's side of the family. It was a great turnout and the weather finally cooperated. Good food, lots of volleyball, funny old stories and a bunch of family ~ always a good recipe for fun!

Sunday was the end of our long holiday weekend and we ended it by bringing Devon up to UCONN for Jim Calhoun's Basketball Camp. He will being staying in the dorms for 10 days. He is in heaven... no parents, no Reegan, and basketball 24/7 for the next 10 days. Gosh I hope he showers (haha!)

Daddy's Family

Family Reunion 2008