We went back to the zoo today.

We bought season passes, so we're able to just go for an hour here or there, and so it's been a lot of fun. I love not feeling like I need to get my money's worth in one day, you know?

Anyway, so, we went. Again, I didn't take any pictures of animals. I just stink at those...I need a longer zoom, but that's not on the top of my list right now. So, I just don't take them. The only one I got was of this nasty looking spider on his nasty looking web. I shot it through glass, so I had a difficult time getting focus. I think the web's sharper than the spider, but oh well. And, yeah...I didn't pay attention to what kind of spider it was, so don't ask! :-) Haha!
Also, let me just go ahead and get this out of the way. I've been challenged to be IN more pictures this coming month. So, be expecting that. I can't exactly say that I'm too thrilled about it, but I guess in a way I am. I mean, when you're always behind the camera, or when you think you're carrying a few extra pounds, you tend to not be in a lot of pictures. But, I know that it'll some day be just as important to my girls for ME to be in pictures as it is for me to have pictures of them, you know? So, though it's still March, I went ahead and let Curt get some practice shooting. Here's just one...that I don't love. (I mean, he did a good job, but...well, you know what I mean.)
On to the fun stuff! Some of these pictures are going to be fairly repetitive, but I just couldn't decide which one(s) to share so I'm sharing them all. What a treat! (<---------please note the sarcasm.) So, what's with Maya & old, chipping yellow painted buildings/windows? Haha! We found this spot at the zoo the first time we went. Remember the picture of Summer standing here? So, I plopped Maya up in the window, and, to keep her busy, I gave her a lollipop. That did the trick.
Does her big ol' out of focus foot right there in the front bother you in this one?
And, I know the lighting is kinda weird here, but I loved how the sunlight just caught the top of the lollipop. I wish she'd had the lollipop turned right towards me, but oh well. Which crop for this one?

And, I just ADORE this next set. I love that they have this little nook that you can crawl into & check out the water creatures. Seeing the girls in there reminded me of being a child. Man, the carefree days... Anyway, when I was little, I remember seeing things that would spark my imagination, and I would just daydream for what seemed like forever. I had this metal Disneyland lunch box, and on the bus I would just stare at it. My imagination would put me there, in the scene. Everything around me just faded away momentarily.

When I see my girls in this little nook snackin' on lollipops & checking out the sea creatures, I just hope that their little minds have taken them to another place. That's what childhood is made of...imagination & whimsy.



And, for fun...what do you think of this crop with all the dead space?
And, finally...here's a snapshot of Curt pushing SERIOUSLY lazy-bones-jones-Maya in the stroller & Emma walking. (Maya REFUSES to walk. Ugh.) Anyway, this is a BUSY shot, thus the heavy vignette to try to pull the focus to Curt & the girls. But, I thought it was kinda cute. Plus, Curt & Emma are walking just exactly the same way except Emma's got a little more hip action! Haha! :-)