Penguins at the St. Louis Zoo

Thanksgiving Part 2

Last Sunday in St. Louis we went to the Butterfly House with Sula.

Thanksgiving Part 1

I took lots of video when we were in St. Louis for Thanksgiving. Here is one of Sula with her great grandma Kreidich.

Taking in all those little moments

Life is busy and we are having fun savoring all those little moments. Sula is a delight to hang out with right now, her vocabulary is expanding everyday. Today she said "wow" all day long. And when we were at the zoo this afternoon she said "fish". One of her favorite words is "Dude!" We are planning on taking more videos soon.

Unlike her mama, Sula was born with rhythm.

One of her favorite activities is playing percussion instruments with her papa.

Meet Fozzy Bear, he sleeps in Sula's crib most nights. I bought this bear from the Minnesota Alpaca Association booth at the Minnesota State Fair. It is made with 100% alpaca wool and is very soft and cuddly.

She loves to climb on anything.

She recently discovered the radio/alarm clock in her room and now enjoys pushing all the buttons.

Bubbles!

The weather has been very mild this November. Sula loves to go outside and play in our backyard. I have been teaching her what fun it is to play in mama's garden.

Finally, some warm weather and sunshine

The weather these past few months has been strange and unpredictable. September was dry and hot. Then October was cold and wet, with temperatures well below normal. Definitely not optimal for enjoying fall color or raking leaves. The weather roller coaster continues into November, with temperatures today above normal (yey 60s). No complaints here, I hope this is a sign that we are in for a long Indian Summer.

Around lunch time we went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to enjoy the sunshine. Later we worked hard at raking all the leaves in the front yard. It was just a lovely fall day.

Picture link here: Warm November Day

Meow

Sula was a kitty cat for Halloween. She did a fantastic job helping mama hand out candy.

Zoo Boo

Today we got out of the house to enjoy a bit of sunshine and took a walk through Fort Snelling State Park. It really feels like we are on the fast track toward winter here in Minnesota. Most of the leaves are off the trees and the fall color is not as vibrant as I remember in past years. A few good pictures of colorful leaves were still possible .

Later we got Sula all dressed up and went to Como Zoo's fall fundraiser Zoo Boo. She dressed as a pink kitty cat. Not my first choice of costumes, I try hard not to over do the pink. But, hey you can't beat the sale rack at Old Navy. The pictures explain the rest.

Fall Color and Zoo Boo Pictures HERE!