I love 'matoes!

Yesterday, before it got too hot (it is suppose to be in the upper 90s for like three days), we headed to the Lincoln Children's Zoo. It's slogan is learn first hand and all the windows and access to animals is suppose to be at a child's level. Although much smaller than the Omaha zoo, we loved it. Carter could get out of his stroller and really explore things. He loved watching the ducks fight, getting up close to a monkey, and seeing bats flying right in front of him. There are also lots of play areas, which he loved as well. It is about an hour away, so we probably won't get to it often, but it was definitely worth the drive!


Check out those bats.


I took this picture over the fence of him in awe of the ducks. They were fighting over who got to be in the tub o water.


Hi quackers.

Checking out the goats.

Riding on the giant caterpillar outside the butterfly exhibit.

That's a big turtle.

Playing on the giant spiderweb.

He is getting to be a good climber.

Such a cute little froggie!

Pretty cute caterpillar too!

Fire station field trip

My friend Caroline's husband is a captain for the Omaha fire department. He so kindly put on a tour of the firehouse for Carter and some of our other friends. Carter loved seeing the "ne-nas" and running and jumping around the station. We had a great time and are thankful for our wonderful friends.


Ringing the old fashioned bell.


Whoa baby!


How can I get up there?

Just doing a little running while everyone else is listening :)

Checking out the stretcher in the emergency vehicle.

Getting ready to tape up some patients.

Hanging out with Captain Brent.

So cool.

In charge of the door.

Just like a frog

Carter's new favorite thing is jumping. He can jump like a frog or a bunny. It is amazing to watch. I swear he can jump at least a foot forward. Unfortunately, he also likes to jump on the couch and on steps which scares me half to death! I'll try to catch him in action some more and post more video later.




Look at that concentration as he prepares to jump.

Wildlife Safari

Last weekend we visited the drive through wildlife safari in Ashland that featured North American animals. Carter loves animals of all types so we thought we'd give it a try. He got to see deer, pelicans, black bears, bison, and elk.


What are those dad?


A little pit stop to run and see the bears and wolves (which we couldn't find). He also got to see an owl and learned they said "who who."


Where are those bears? (Right after this picture the two bears ran out right under us-- I swear we could have reached out and touched them if we really wanted to!)

Got milk?

We are working on using a big boy glass with Carter J. I snapped these pictures during snack the other day. He IS the cutest thing I have ever laid eyes on :)

Lincoln Children's Museum

Last Saturday we took a little road trip the Lincoln Children's Museum. We arrived to find three floors of fun. The top floor was full of trucks and airplanes -- it was a big hit. The middle floor was a town complete with Husker's stadium (groan). The bottom floor had a water area, prairie dog town, and a music area (which was probably his favorite, you know how he likes to groove!) :) Carter J had a great time, we will definitely visit it again!