Sunday, July 11, 2010

Holiday Weekend

Our Fourth of July weekend was nice and long (Ross had Friday and Monday off) so we tried to make the most of it! Two days were cool and low humidity, so we headed off to the Columbus Zoo where military members and their families got in free! The kids were more interested in the two playgrounds and all of the statues of the animals, so that is what I have pictures of!

Here, Zoey, sit on a baby pig...
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Now you, Max...

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The wild boars/pigs are always one of my favorites, I think because of Pumbaa!

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I told Zoey to kiss the eel here, but it looks more like she's smelling his breath!
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And this one just makes me laugh... nice facial expression:

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So, that was the zoo... not one animal picture!

Prior to the fourth, we had to test out our sparklers and bottle rockets!
I just practiced taking pictures in different light...
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Here's Zoey showing off her mad hula skills with sparklers!
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This one is pretty blurry, but I like the semi silouhette and colors:

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The 4th and 5th brought on the heat and humidity... we spent time swimming and with friends on the fourth and then inside the AC on the fifth! Do you remember me mentioning that we were making an ottoman? (probably not, I think we started 3 months ago or something!) Well, we finished and here it is:
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We just have to stain or paint the little feet. I wouldn't normally say I was an animal print type of gal, but I like it... What do you think?

3 comments:

Joe and Susie said...

very very nice jill love u

Susie said...

These shots are gorgeous, Jill! I've been so busy I haven't had time to visit here. What a treat to see your beautiful images!

Tricia Williams said...

you guys do some cool projects. love the ottoman--is it mostly wood, mostly batting/foam? how did you get the clean lines?

how was the zoo? my kids feel the need to sit on every animal statue at zoos, too. what've you guys been up to? i can't catch my breath with some projects we've had going on--i guess you can tell because i've been MIA on the blog for a few weeks. i hope to be back soon! :)