Becca's Birthday

The summer is already whizzing by. I can't believe that its already the middle of July; Becca turned 2, we went to the river, are preparing for our family reunion in 2 weeks and I only have 4 weeks of school left forever!
For Becca's birthday this year we decided to go the the Hogle Zoo and the Aquarium. We took my brother David with us to the zoo because it was his 18th birthday too. We really enjoyed having him with us and it was a fun seeing all the animals and going on the train. However, we felt we would enjoy it more when we have older kids who know more about animals, so I don't think we'll go back for a while.

We went to the Aquarium on Becca's actual birthday with my mother-in-law, aunt Lyn, and Lyn's family who is visiting from Scotland. It was so much fun and so much cooler than being outside at the zoo (so Kier enjoyed it much more). We touched a sting ray and star fish and saw penguins and otters, which was mine and Becca's favorite part by far. We also had a lovely picnic at a place up near the Aquarium before hand where we had cake and opened presents. I love being with my family and sharing these experiences with them!

 Linda's great-niece Caitlyn in the back there. She has become one of Becca's favorite people. We'll be sad to have her return home.

Do you see that penguin? They were swimming right next to us.

Then of course we came home and had cupcakes with our favorite friends the Denning's and Nance's. These 3 kids are always together but its so hard to get a good picture of all of them at the same time!