metro richmond zoo

we went to the zoo on saturday, its kinda funny cause we have lived here for 3 years and the zoo is only 10 min away but its the first time we went. we have heard good things about it and were pretty excited to check it out. we pulled up and were a bit skeptical at first cause its doesn't look like much from the parking lot. there was actually a house at the front and then a building to the side where you pay to get in. once inside it definitely needs some more work which they are in the process of doing. the zoo is about 13 years old but it has a lot of animals and most of them you can get really close to. you can actually feed the giraffe's by hand, pretty cool. it's on a more personal level i felt than other zoos i have been to. we had a good time. check out more pics http://picasaweb.google.com/oliver.bess



bird poo

pumpkins

we decided to go pick some pumpkins this year for the house plus we thought cayden would have a good time. so we headed to the chesterfield berry farm sunday after church to get a few and we were definitely not prepared for what was in store. neither of us had been there before but had heard about it. first off i thought it must be a piddly thing cause we drove about 10 miles down back roads to get there but when we pulled up i thought "what have we done?" there were cars everywhere, police directing traffic it was like an amusement park. there were rides for the children, concessions, games, and of course pumpkins. so we got something to eat and then headed over to get on board the hayride to take us to the pumpkin patch. there must have been 5 or 6 tractors pulling trailers of people non stop out to the patch. so we got a couple of pumpkins and cayden had a great time running around, it was an experience we won't forget for sure.
www.chesterfieldberryfarm.com

post dedication

we got kylie dedicated yesterday at church. there was a little misunderstanding to start the day off so we ended up walking in late with the pastor. the other couple was already standing on the stage. kinda funny but oh well. after church we had a little cookout so everyone could hang out for awhile. i believe everyone had a good time. thank you to everyone that made the trip from the hampton roads and shiloh area, we loved having everyone.

dedication

well, pretty much the same ole is going on. we took cayden to the doctor today. we thought he may have an ear infection. he's been a bit more on the challenging side the last few days plus a runny nose and cough. no ear infection but a sinus infection, which is perfect for the upcoming weekend. we are having kylie dedicated at church and will have family and friends in town to visit. i'm sure a little sinus infection won't distract him much from having fun with everyone here.

kylie had her 4 month check up just recently and she is looking great. she has however picked up the talent of squeeling just about as loud as possible while at the same time hitting this unbelievable pitch. its funny yet slightly painful to listen to.