Zoo & RibFest Fun

Yesterday we had an early start to our evening since Mike was able to come home early (what a nice treat!) and we headed to the zoo to see the F-16 on display and check out the rest of the zoo of course too. Noah always has a great time at the zoo, and he had a friend come along, too (Elora came with us). The two of them had a ball, we saw the jet, the desert, the aquarium, and the butterflies and of course the exploration station (Noah's favorite I think). It's neat when we get out and see that the boys are growing more than we sometimes notice at home. For example, Noah had so much to tell us and say at the zoo about all the animals and trees and plants there. He has been excited before, but seemed so much more intentional with what he was saying (though we didn't quite catch it all). Elora and him both seemed to have ideas running through their heads that they were wanting to share. So much fun! Josh also seemed to be more aware of his surroundings, he loved watching the fish especially.

Noah & Elora

After that we made our way to the RibFest - not knowing quite what to expect - and found a good time. Ken & Alexis and their boys met us there a little later, so at first we walked around some of the carnival rides and then had our dinner. Noah didn't eat much, it seems to be his trend lately hope that changes soon. We had BBQ of course, we just tried one place because of the lines and Mike & I both agreed the ribs were great but the rest of it was just okay...we could make better at home. Noah was tired and mopey, Josh was eating like crazy of course and pretty content to chew on his shoe (it hasn't touched the ground not to worry). As soon as Simon was there though - all was better in the world of Noah! Simon and Noah had a great time running around and dancing to the music. We ended up watching a bit of the Air Force Honor Guard and checking out the Air Force Monster Truck (remember it's Air Force Week here). The monster truck was a HUGE hit with both Noah and Simon. After that we were all ready to go and decided to stop and get some ice cream closer to home...it was yummy but both babies wanted fed again and Noah was all sugared up and it was past his bed time, I hope we weren't too much of a bother to the others in the ice cream shop!

Ryder fast asleep

There are more pictures on Kodak and I'll be adding videos on photobucket as I get time too.