Summer Fun

Can you tell I've been cleaning out my cameras??

Zoo Highlights

We've spent a fair amount of time at the zoo this summer, and one of the favorite destinations is the fish and snake building (which also has turtles, stingrays and spiders... yeah, it's pretty awesome). This tank of giant fish captures Logan's imagination in particular, and I love this video of his excitement. On this particular day we probably stood in front of this tank around 15 minutes - and had already been there for a couple when the video started!

Adventureland

I still have a lot of summer photos of the kids to share, but these are some of my favorites so I had to post them first. We went to Des Moines to visit family over the weekend, and despite temperatures nearing 100 degrees, and humidity to match, we went to Adventureland. It was possibly the most fun I've ever had with my kids. I loved watching them ride the rides, and I was amazed how much was there for little kids. We rode the merry-go-round, the train, the ferris wheel, teacups, planes, cars, trucks, bumper cars, and of course the lady bugs, which got much bigger laughs than I expected. It was a real joy.

And by the way, can you tell in the semi truck that Logan leaned his head on Ada's shoulder??? What a sweet muffin!

Jim and Mitch

These guys are tricky to shoot for different reasons, let's just say that they challenge me to be a better photographer! Wash Park is a pretty interesting place to be in the summer time, it seems almost a cliche as the best park in the city, but I'm overdue for an evening of just wandering around with the camera to see what unfolds in front of me. Another post in the future, perhaps.

Fun With Diane and Scott

My cousin Scott lives here in Denver, and my aunt Diane visited town earlier this month. We all met up at the zoo, and New York Pizzeria to catch up! I also included a picture of Diane later, since she was behind the camera at the zoo. And then I had to include a picture of Scott at Red Rocks too, just to show how crazy Red Rocks is.

Thanks for a great day, see you in Iowa!

Fun at Grandma's

My mom's place is just getting more interesting by the minute! I wish I had captured the blueberry pancakes and the ER episode involving a splinter.

And special thanks to Grandpa Ray for the sandbox house.

Click to enlarge, if you like.