July 4th Weekend

We hope everyone had a good 4th of July weekend. Chris actually got a 3 day weekend. It was nice not to travel this holiday as we were able to rest more and do random stuff from house projects to fun things. Notice Alex is sporting her American spirit with her NY Yankee outfit. Thanks Gina!

Alex kept the hat on when she noticed that Chris was wearing a hat as well.
Alex took her first trip to the zoo this past weekend. She did great considering it was hot and humid. She only noticed or cared about the animals if they were moving around or really big so she could see them. Her favorite was the pink flamingos (probably because they were close and at her level). Unfortunately, we didn't get a pic of Alex being within 6 inches of a lion. Plexiglass separated them. Chris squated down to hold her on his knee at the lion's level. The lion rubbed against the glass right by her face. Then, it snarled and snapped at her and Chris! Neither Alex or Chris flinched. (Chris says she didn't flinch because the biggest, strongest thing in her world was holding her. :) However, I was about 6 feet back and I jumped. Crazy sight...and thankful for the plexiglass.