Lunchtime

Dylan got to have leftover meatloaf for lunch accompanied by jicama. When the jicama was served Dylan asked if he could have the "dip" for the jicama. I considered the request for a moment before offering the Tajin seasoning. Tajin seasoning is everywhere here. It is essentially ground up chile peppers, lime and salt. People slather it on jicama, mango, cucumbers....you get the picture.
Anyway Dylan dumped a huge pile of the seasoning on his plate and proceeded to slather his jicama in it. I asked him about it and I gather that this is how they do it at school.

Zacango Zoo

A couple of weeks ago we ventured out to the Zacango Zoo. It was an adventure because I couldn't find a good address for the zoo and it wasn't in our GPS. The Zoo is about an hour drive from us and at one point in the journey we were 'off the grid' - evidently the route we took is not yet in our GPS maps. The Zoo is built on the location of an old Franciscan Hacienda and so has some great buildings and huge trees. From what I was able to find online the zoo has about 180 different species including many that are endangered.

Dylan carried his giraffe card with him most of the visit. Can you guess what he was most excited to see?

After a visit to the snakes it was time for a snack.

Looking at the white tigers.

In with the birds.

Some Bunny is on the way!

We are so excited to meet Baby B. Here are some photos from the fun shower that we had for Sarah.

Day to day...

~Reading with Daddy.

~Tubing.

~Guitar playing.

~Crocodiles!

Summer in Minnesota - Part 2

~Another Canoe ride.

~Swimming with Mama

~Giving Mama a push. On a different day Dylan found out that this is less fun if you fall in after you have given someone the push - luckily he was wearing his life jacket.

~Outdoor shower with Daddy.

~Out boating - we checked the water clarity with Grandpa before heading across to see if the eagles were in.

~More fishing.

~I found this great hat...and then some corn (just laying about on the counter top)...and it's mine!

~Getting cleaned up.

~Sleeping in the hallway bunk beds with the fish cushion.

~More swing time.

~Canoe ride with Sarah and Rod.

~Smores - Round 1 and 2.

~Early morning on the Lake

~Kayaking.

~Learning how to eat or spit sunflower seeds.

~Driving the boat.

~Tubing. This was Dylan's first tube ride. He was not excited about it, but next year!!

~Swimming

~Checking out the contents of the tackle box with Uncle Rod.

~Fun with family photos...

~Ready to head back to the cities. Prized possessions - deer, twister tail and photo of boat in hand.