Cincinnati Zoo

We live about 20 minutes from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden so a couple of weeks ago we took Declan for his first visit to the zoo. He absolutely loved all of the animals and the carousel. We left with yearly passes so we'll be visiting the zoo very frequently. On our first visit Declan was able to see elephants, monkeys, zebras, tigers, giraffes and a rhino....he made animals sounds the whole time! We were also able to go through the exhibit with animals that come out at night and Declan loved the Fennec Fox. He now has a stuffed "fos". Here are some pictures from Declan's first zoo adventure.

Watching the monkeys

He was very interested in the peacock....we told him the story of Ma
making a peacock mad after taking one of it's feathers :)

The zoo has new baby zebra...she's the one on the left.

Declan with his stuffed fox...or "fos" as Declan calls him.

Finally Moved!!

We made it to our new house in Mason, Ohio on August 24th and we are finally settled in! The movers were wonderful but it took a while to get all of our stuff organized. Tim started to work a couple of weeks ago and Declan started to his new daycare this week. The first few days were a little rough but he seems to be adjusting pretty well. He really likes music and art and is doing a great job learning new words. His favorite new phrase is "come on momma". Here are some pictures of Declan in our new home -

He loves playing with Elmo on the iPad!

Declan loves to color.....

.....with washable crayons!

I think the stairs are Declan's favorite part of our new house.