"The fundamental mission of motherhood now is the same as it always was: to nurture, protect, and instruct children, to create a home environment that enables them to learn and grow, to help them develop a heart for God and his purposes, and to send them out into the world prepared to live both fully and meaningfully."

-Sally Clarkson from the Mission of Motherhood

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Seeing the Zoo with Mommy

Since I found out I'm pregnant, I've been savoring my days that are just AnnMarie and me. A couple weeks ago, we had a day all to ourselves with no plans, so we decided to go to the zoo. (one reason I love Waco! year long zoo pass, nicely kept up zoo, a quick ten minutes away, not crowded at all, plus bonus: it was beautiful weather and all the animals were showing off for us!)

AnnMarie playing on the snake at the play area.


Miss Priss does not like sun in her eyes----I'm surprised she didn't have her sunglasses on in this shot. She's always loved wearing them since she was teeny!


Here she is by the "Baylor bear", as she called him.


A daughter after my own heart...this is how she walked around for pretty much half the time. She couldn't handle the smells! :)

We had a great time, and even ended up bumping into another mommy and daughter. The only bad part about our little excursion was that we had a bad encounter with a bee while looking at the flamingos! :)
Side note---if you've seen my child, you've seen her in this outfit. I don't know what we'll do when this doesn't fit anymore. Seriously, she wants to wear it EVERY day. The good news is that we've gotten two years out of it. The bad news is that she wears it all the time!!! ah! Anyway, Gamma, you picked out a good one! ;)

2 comments:

angie said...

Such a pretty little lady. It looks like a fun, stinky day at the zoo:).

jana fleming said...

You are doing it right...enjoy these priceless days of just the two of you. Such a special time! Xo