Adam wanted to make sure you saw John Dickson meet a pig.

Cute face up close

John Dickson's first trip to the zoo!

To celebrate a day off from work and a cute little munchkin who is approaching 5 months (5 months!), we took John Dickson out for an afternoon at the Greenville Zoo. It's no Riverbanks, for sure, but we had a good time anyway. We have to admit, it was more fun for us to take the little man and show him the animals than it was actually fun for him. He took zero interest in any of the animals, with the exception of a few.

He enjoyed watching the giraffes, who were in constant motion, "fetching" the "animal food", i.e. crackers Adam kept throwing them. Adam kept saying something about having power, making the giraffes chase food... I dunno... Maybe it's because the cracker I threw didn't make it over the ditch...

He also liked the orangutans, and was literally an inch away from the baby. These he probably liked because of the constant banging the daddy orangutan was making with a rock and the glass. The exibits at the Greenville zoo are pretty sad...


John Dickson and Daddy looking at the giraffes


John Dickson giving the daddy organgutan a high five


John Dickson and Daddy at the ape exhibit


I really wish you could see this picture up close... the face is priceless!


Petting zoo

Look who's sitting!!

Well he is still practicing... but what a cute behind...

Ooh la la

John Dickson's girl, Misty May-Treanor, will be on the next season of Dancing With the Stars!

Holy Cow!

So I went to get John Dickson dressed this morning, and none of his 6 month clothes would even snap! These are the same clothes he wore to Maryland just 2 weeks ago... I think he literally grew overnight!!!! Needless to say, he just retired half his wardrobe this morning. We'll have to have another boy, or a nephew (hint hint) for sure, because I was not ready to put some of those clothes away!!!

The first 3 are John Dickson playing in his entertainer. The last 2 are what we found in the crib the other morning... a really happy baby...

Its true what they say... they grow up too fast :-(

Whoo hoo chair!

As it turns out, we wasted a pretty good bit of money on some fancy high tech things to occupy John Dickson throughout the day. One of his favorite things he owns is his Clemson papasan chair, and we have gotten a ton of mileage out of that!! No lights, no music, no bells or whistles - just a chair, and he loves it. We're able to cook and eat dinner again, get dressed in the morning, and our hygeine is probably the best it has been in months - ha. We have been meaning to post pictures before now so Uncle Mike & Aunt Marianne can see their gift being much appreciated, so here are a couple...