Flower Girl

Today Finley and Daddy went to the park, to enjoy the gorgeous weather. Finley played on the swings, went down the slide and finally decided to play with the flowers. Daddy got a few beautiful shots of our little model:

Cool Whip

Finley wanted to help out in the kitchen last Thursday. Instead, Mommy let her eat some cool whip. It was a great compromise.

The Memphis Zoo

Today Finley visited the zoo for the very first time! We've been anticipating this trip for a LONG time. And today was a perfect day! The sun was shining and we had our sunscreen. Poor daddy got a burnt neck, but Finley is just fine!

Here is the grand entrance to the zoo. We have season passes, that includes a free guest pass every time we go!

Finley was really sleepy from the beginning...
But she soon became excited...

Here we are looking at the animals...

Finley's favorite animals were the giraffes. She waved at them and laughed at them.

The ostrich was abnormally large.

Finley rubbed sunscreen in her eyes and was upset for about 30 minutes. She broke out in hives, she was so upset. Poor baby.
But then she saw the fountain!
That's right.... Finley's favorite zoo exhibit was the fountain. There was a huge sign that read: Do Not Swim. Do Not Wade. Do Not Fish... etc.
Ooops.... But it was so hot!
And the water was so cold.

And Finley demanded that Nana let her SIT in the water.

So Daddy had to buy a new shirt, because the dress was soaked!
What a wonderful day trip!

We'll definitely be back!!! Often!

Memphis

We're visiting Memphis again! We've been apartment hunting, shopping, orienting at UT, and even swimming!!!! Nana came with us this weekend and has been a tremendous help! She and Finn are buds this weekend (as always).

The Park

Andrew had today off work, so we went to the park! It was beautiful.  We had a picnic lunch, we played on the swings, and we played on the slide! Finley was completely exhausted by the end of our play time.  She's still napping!!! 

Finley loved the slide at the park! She loved when Daddy would lift her up and let her slide down all by herself.



At one point, she thought it would be a great idea to get off all by herself. Of course we were video taping this attempt. And although it looks like she's hurt badly and it looks like we are neglectful parents, I assure you she didn't cry or whine once! She's such a big girl. In fact, we even took a picture after her big fall.