One for our parents

^Such a quizzical look aubs as on her face while seeing the Monkeys.

We haven't posted much family stuff in the last few weeks. So I thought I'd do a post for the parents who always ask for pictures. : )

This past Monday, I had off from the 9-5 job and Nicole only had one child for day care. So we decided to head out to the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison. The zoo is a fantastic and cheap way to entertain kids while also educating them about life. I also see our trips to the zoo as a way to see how much Aubrey has grown. We have been taking here there several times a year since she was born. One day it will be neat to look back on how much she has changed and the animals have changed over the years.

^Something new at the zoo this time around were these art sculptures. Aubs & Vito loved seeing them.

^Aubrey's favorite animal seems to be the Giraffe. Whenever we say we are going to the zoo, she starts yelling out 'dadda, momma, zoo. Giraffe!'

^Aubs & Vito have known each other since they were about 3 months old. So cute to see them holding hands while strolling thru the zoo.

^This is in the reptile exhibit. No flash, so using a super-high ISO on the 5d2. Love this shot for Nicole's pregnant profile with future baby Ella at about 8 months.

Next up on our parental thursday blog post is a few snapshots of aubrey at her swimming lessons. We first took aubrey for swimming lessons when she was about 10 months old and she loved them. Now that she is over 2, she loves them even more! This class is designed to ween the child away from the parents and start trusting a teacher. Aubrey ditched me on the first day and is already exceeding at all the tasks the class is designed for!

^Aubs & her teacher playing with tupperware - designed to get kids used to their heads getting wet. Aubs surpasses this as she already loves taking showers at home!

^Practicing getting out of the pool.

^Kicks and arm scoops!