Merry Christmas!

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Great day at the Dallas Zoo!

Gypsy, the elephant
Cheetah resting

Lemur summoning the sun gods

Wow! We had the zoo entirely to ourselves! I guess everyone was at the malls, doing Xmas shopping! Mima joined us for her last day in Dallas. We got to feed Katie, the giraffe, and saw a couple of "Animal Encounters" which was pretty cool. All the animals were extremely photogenic.

Monkeys in a Wheelbarrow!

The backyard renovation has begun-- yipppeee!!! The Dust Bowl shall be no more!

In an attempt to get everything ready for the workers, we had to move a lot of things... one of the things being our children...

Princess Paws...

I'm not sure what possessed Carly to get on top of the table on the patio... or how she climbed up there... but all of a sudden, I saw these puppy-dog eyes staring at me through the window at eye level-- kinda freaked me out-- but had enough time to go get the camera.

Reese had his 10 wk post-op checkup on Friday-- and all looks well! His knee has healed nicely and he is allowed to continue to step-up his exercise routine. Yay! Just in time for all the wintery cold weather!

Popcorn and movie!

Movie time! The rain/threat of rain brought us indoors, which was a good thing-- I was able to get dinner started, get some organizing done, and clean up. Yes, Avery is literally on the edge of his chair-- Bambi II will do that to you!

Look who's front-and-center, waiting for a kernel to drop...

My monkeys...

Such little loves! These guys are always a source of smiles, esp when you're feeling down. So blessed to have these cutie pies!!!

My girls...

... as hard as it is to sleep with babies in the bed, this was definitely worth the picture!