Grandma's visit - part 2

On Friday, we visited the National Zoo.  What a gorgeous day!  We got to see all our favorites - the lion, elephants, lemurs, prarie dogs, chameleons, etc. - plus some new favorites - caracals, tortoises, sea lions.  Watching the gorillas and orangutans was a real treat, too.  Plus, we took a ride on the new carousel - it's beautiful, and the kids are proud to ride by themselves which is a treat in itself.

After Patti's delicious picnic, and a full day of walking around, we were all ready to get home and nap.

Our traditional family photo any time the whole clan visits the zoo.

Patrick took almost this same picture in the reptile house with Will when he was the same age.

Patti had to work Friday night so Grandma got to spend some quality time playing playdoh with the kids.  We all had a good time making animals we'd seen earlier in the day at the zoo.