Bekah had a short day at school last week and we wound up at the Zoo. Jacob and Bekah both had been dying to go and we were lucky to make it there on such a wonderfully, unseasonably warm Wednesday, where the first thing the kids wanted to see was "those stinky birds." Flamingos. Then it was the gorillas and monkeys, who were exceptionally fun to watch, it must have been play time, (Look! the missing member of our family!)
We also actually saw the hippos...usually they are way too busy swimming...and we saw the polar bears get fed, 
where the glass is scratched and cloudy and the best views are from sitting up on the rock work, right next to the sign that says "Parents, do not allow your children to climb on the rock work." Whoops. Then it was the cats, elephants, and finally seals, where we knew it was time to go because of excessive grumpiness and laying down on the old gum-pocked sidewalk. I thought Beau would love all the animals, but I forgot that the fences aren't really set for his height, which really frustrated him. He loved the ducks, but enjoyed feeding himself their food rather than throw it.Can I just insert in here that Rus is now labeling our home "The Petry Dish" because we can't all seem to be healthy at once. We've done the flu and strep throat, and we've had boogers, boogers, so many boogers, and I want someone to come fumigate my home, but with some sort of anti-germ vapor that instantly rids it of all its horrible contagious bugs. In trying to find the bright side of all this I'm reminded of what my sister said, that we'll just have it all out of the way before Thanksgiving comes so we can go visit them.
Anyways, another fun thing we did yesterday was ditch the ol' Petry Dish and head down to San Lorenzo Canyon, just north of Socorro. We took along our friends Scott and Lisa and their kids Austin and Allie and we all had a great time. Here are some pics from that...
Look we found fall!
Can you see Rus's head down there at the bottom? We got to hike through a hidden slot canyon.
The entrance...it looks like a dead end, but there is actually a trail winding back through the canyon for at least a mile. 
It was really fun to go with friends and show them around one of the beautiful places that we love.
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I love the King Beau Picture. Sitting there in his throne all happy with is snacks, his servants Bekah and Jacob at his beck and call.
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