Zoo Lights and other updates

Just in case you missed it, I grew a beard out in the beginning of December. Lasted about 3 weeks and it was time.

Now that Bobby is pretty mobile, it's funny to see where he ends up.

The weekend before Christmas we did our 2nd annual family trip to the Portland Zoo for the Zoo Lights Special. I didn't take any pictures of the "animals" this year so you'll have to go back a year if you want to see those. Bobby was bundled up and ready to go. He loves his Aunt Margie.

As well as his Grandpa Donkin

He was a little hesitant to ride the sheep for some reason.

He enjoyed the horse ride though.

After going to a few exhibits, the rest of the night was spent trying to get Jeri out of the computer.

I thought this stuff only happened in bad horror films.

Bobby was more than willing to try to get her out of there.

Since we were off to Utah the next day, we actually did our family gift exchange in the cafe.

Gifts got Bobby to smile (more).

After the gift exchange it was time to leave. We caught Rudolph just as he was about to leave.
It's funny that we never would have asked Rudolph for a picture with just me and Jackie, but since we have Bobby, it's acceptable to do all of the silly stuff.

We made Jonathan and Thomas take a picture with Rudolph, since they are still 8 and 11 in Jackie's eyes.

After Rudolph left, I told Margie to go up and stand there to see if anyone wanted a picture with her.

not many takers....

eventually Charlie volunteered, although he appears apprehensive.

That week Bobby created a habit of avoiding his car seat at all costs. It was nearly impossible to get the kid into it. He would arch his back like so, and refuse to get in there. Funny kid.