Busy Sunday

An unusually mild Sunday turned out pretty busy. After shopping for a picnic at the newly opened Trader Joe's just a block away we headed to the National Zoo again. At the children's farm Mia touched the cow and the donkey for he first time, The cows are kind of big and she was a bit scared before


We also got to see for the first the orangutans use the O-line. These are cables on running between towers so that they can to go from the ape house in one part of the zoo to another.


The tiger was pretty active as well and Mia though the roaring was too strong. The panda bear was eating a big doughnut for lunch.
After that we went straight to Christopher's third birthday party. Mia's favorite part was of course the birthday cake

The school poster

A picture of Mia was selected for a poster of her preschool: A serious looking Mia is holding a flag. For her it was not the first time she was picked for an advertising role like this: One day after she was born we were asked if a few pictures of her could be taken for the hospital magazine.

At the Zoo again

On a wonderful fall day we headed to the zoo again. With the cooler temperatures the animals seemed to be more active and we managed to see quite a lot.
The giant panda bear tried to get some treats out of a specially designed "cookie jar::


The lions were really playful and chased each other or rolled around a big ball:

A tiger preferred to walk back and forth by himself:

An elephant was munching down some snack:

Mia watched all this and more and after a long morning at the zoo fell right asleep during the 15 minute drive back home

Halloween Party

For Mia's first big Halloween party she dressed up as a kangaroo. At her preschool the big day started with a parade were the younger one got help 'big" kids ,

Then after, juice, cookies, cup cakes, candy and fruits it was story time::

After that Mia could unwind a bit in her class room: