Today we ventured across the bridge to meet some friends at the Detroit Zoo. Yep, we braved Nory's hate for long car rides, Phil's hate for finding new places, and my hate for scary graffiti and '8 mile' in order to reunite with two wonderful people we met in Kuwait. Alas, it was a no-brainer. Kate and Matt had a baby girl named Ada Kay 7 weeks ago and we needed to see their sweet little bundle before she started walking and talking. Besides an embarrassing poo situation in the Tim Horton's drive thru (thanks, Nory Darling!), the trip was a great one and Nory was INCREDIBLE in the car! I'm starting to think this hokey amber necklace is the real deal. Enjoy the pictures!
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| Here we are waiting for our friends to arrive at the zoo entrance! We seemed to be a big hit with the Zoo Volunteers. A whole pack of sweet old ladies were eager to obtain a Parkinson Biography. They pulled out a map and made sure we knew how to locate the lion enclosure, too. The zoo's lion, Simba, came all the way from Qatar and they thought we could communicate with him in Arabic :) |
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| Lily Pad Lake. I'm not sure if it was actually called this but we enjoyed an entire boardwalk of these suckers. You'd think we'd be able to spot a frog or two, but NOPE! Not a single leaper in sight. Perhaps they were taking advantage of their habitat and staying submerged to beat the heat. We were DRIPPING FOOLS I tell ya. Talk about a SWEATY DAY at the ZOO! |
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| Break time! Time to play around in the park while Ada Kay has some lunch. It's so much fun when Daddy lifts me UP, UP, UP in the air!!! Mommy thinks I'm funny and laughs especially hard when I make cute photos even MORE amazing as I giggle and spit all over my chin! |
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| This picture was taken seconds before a bunch of summer camp groups walked by. The campers were supposed to be checking out the camels and deer, but Nory became the main attraction. "Hey!!! Look at that baby!!!" was a common phrase. Yep, our little darling was a temporary zoo attraction :) |
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| This guy's a real stud. He walks with such swag - attracting visitors with the littlest effort. I think he was my favourite animal of the day! |
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| Outfit change (for both girlies)! When you sweat through your first one, getting into something cool and dry is a must! This picture is here for two reasons - her hair looks really red and her eyes are so captivating! |
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| Favourite face of the day. She's just a ball of AWESOME. You can see that Patches came too! The two of them made some happy memories at this picnic table. Oh - and check out Phil's new ring! It belonged to his Grandad and his Dad gave it to him this week! |
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| We LOVE playdates! Is it sad that the best picture of the two of them involves HANDS ONLY? YEESH. Baby photography is tough work, y'all. Em has a real knack for it though. Too bad she was all the way north. |
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| LUNCH TIME! We were hoping for an air-conditioned venue, but sometimes your stomach takes over and leads you to wherever the closest food is. This was my first time eating french fries in.........YEARS??? GROSS. Oh well. |
We left the zoo just before the rain came - PERFECT TIMING! The trip back to Canadian soil was easy-peezy and we arrived home tired from a great day out (and grateful for A/C). Nory hit the sack early and after this episode of Big Brother, we intend to do the same.
Thanks for a wonderful day, SCHWARTZ FAMILY! Your daughter is a real beauty and we can't wait to watch the little ladies run around together next summer!
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