We Went to the Zoo, and I Forgot to Take Photos of Animals

Last Friday, before the excitement John and I had later that evening, we spent the day at the zoo with our daughters and grandchildren. Though I love the zoo, the main attraction for me was my family. As I was looking through my photos, I realized I didn't take any photos of animals. I did, however, take some of my grandchildren!

Grandson giving John a great big hug

Youngest granddaughter riding the carousel with oldest daughter

Oldest granddaughter riding the carousel with middle daughter

I did not do a good job with capturing smiles, but I promise that everyone had a good time! This next photo collage cracks me up, both for the photo light exposure problem, and for the stiff method of sliding and facial expressions (or lack thereof) of my granddaughter. You can't tell at all from the photos, but she LOVED the slide. She climbed up and slid down, over and over and over again, and each time she had the same way of sliding. The technique was so contrary to how much she enjoyed it; it just made us all chuckle to watch her.

When I saw this photo of oldest granddaughter, I couldn't believe just how much she looks like her mom did:

I guess I did capture some smiles!

John holds our granddaughters, and everyone is smiling!

It's hard to believe, but our grandson just had his first birthday. He looks even older than that in this photo, I think:

Such a serious expression for a one-year-old!

Have you visited a zoo without taking photos of the animals?

Ten Things of Thankful: Autumn Edition

It's autumn time, one of my favorite times of year. I just couldn't leave this weekend as a one-post weekend.

Ten Things of Thankful: Last Two Weeks

Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, as viewed from an overlook I apologize for not commenting on your blog posts this past week; John and I took a vacation to Yellowstone National Park, leaving behind our computers and, to a large extent, cell phone service. We escaped the outside world and just spent time in nature. Though we have friends near Yellowstone (who we love to visit) we made this trip just about us, so please forgive us if we were nearby and didn't stop by. The crowds were minimal (though we did mask up whenever we passed someone on the trails) and we spent our days hiking, taking photos, and watching geysers erupt. Today, we are back home and back to work, and, in the case of my computer, back to old shenanigans like not letting me import my photos. (I was able to add the above photo by using blogger on my phone, but that isn't my preferred method.) I want to write about Yellowstone and have photos I want to share, but will leave that for another...

Monday Mentions: Equate Crutches

Have you ever needed crutches? I hadn't, until a week ago. I'm pretty sure I strained a muscle while running a half-marathon. (That sounds kind of cool, doesn't it? I'm not actually that cool; the last time I strained a muscle it was from carrying too many shopping bags at once.) In any case, I found myself in need of some crutches. I sent my husband to the store to get some. Photo: A pair of crutches leans against a wall Not that crutches are all that complex, but because I hadn't used any before, I wondered if I could figure out how to adjust them to fit me properly. I shouldn't have worried. John came home from Walmart with their generic store brand of crutches, complete with instructions. First, I needed to take out a long bolt that went through the hand grip. Then I needed to find my height range, push down two metal pieces, and slide the crutches until the little metal pieces came up in the hole near my height range. (Having two people for this...

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