Boo at the Zoo 2007

Laedyn is a Harlequin - with a cuddle bunny to keep her company... Once we got into the zoo & the sun set, she fell sound asleep and stayed that way until we got home.

Nick is Nick from the late 80's, early 90's - well except for the hat & Tattoos...yes that's an authentic Danzig t-shirt. Some of those who knew us back in the day might recognize it since it was in the regular rotation for quite some time. He says he got it at Record Revolution in Coventry. Now it resides way up in the top corner of the closet as a momento (or a halloween costume). The jeans...acid washed. Possibly from when he was in high school. We wondered if people thought this was his normal look...He's actullay considering getting the tattoos for real - NOT. Hahahahaha
Brandon is a Green Ghost - his choice. I bought green hairspray and face paint. He did OK with the hairspray, but didn't have much patience for the face paint. Up close you can see the tear streaks down one of his cheeks. Poor thing...
I took Brandon thru a "fun house maze" for the kids. At first he wasn't too sure about approaching this spider. I told him not to worry, that it was pretend. Thereafter, he informed all the other kids that it was just pretend. Jennifer found this highly amusing...I just wore a halloween shirt, some heavy eye make up (Brandon kept asking me to close my eyes so he could look at it), and a bit of glitter. Of course, I'm BEHIND the camera, so you'll have to do without photographic evidence...maybe another time. Instead, you can enjoy some group shots of the rest of the family!

Here are the final shots from our trip to the zoo last weekend with Tyrus. They were getting set up for Boo at the Zoo which is going on now thru Halloween. (We actually went this last Saturday with Jennifer & her sister, brother-in-law & nephew. I haven't even downloaded those pictures yet!!!) How is it that I am always a week behind posting my pictures? Starting one's own business tends to take over everything else it seems...Oh & making TWO Hallowwen costumes without Mom & Mark here to help.The zoo has a new exhibit of Rainbow Lorikeets. We just happened to be there while they were being fed & got to hold up little cups of nectar for the birds to eat. Tyrus had to hold Brandon up - & Brandon is not very light anymore. Luckily there isn't much nectar in the cup, so it didn't go on for too long. The exhibit was pretty cool - check it out next time you're at the zoo. Laedyn enjoyed riding in her stroller even thought she can't see much from down there. Here's a really good one of Tyrus. He wasn't expecting me to get a picture at that moment...we were having lunch in the new cafe. They did a really nice job with the renovations.Check out the HUGE leaves! Their size isn't obvious in a picture unless there's a person there to compare them to. Nick, as usual, is my most reliable,if not entirely willing, model...I thought this picture turned out great, even though Tyrus is posing as a tough kid. I guess that's his cool look or something. He & Brandon were both laughing until I did the picture countdown...