Saturday - Meeting Baby Martin and a Trip to the Zoo

Yesterday we drove down to meet baby Martin, Ben and Tracy's beautiful new little boy. Although Martin is very cute and oh so squishy, Owen was not as impressed as I was. I hung out at Tracy's and took a short walk with Tracy and Martin. He seemed to love being all squished up in the Ergo carrier with his mama. While Tracy and Martin napped, I did a little baking (of Carolyn's granola bars which smelled really yummy) and then tried to play a new game with Ben. Agricola seemed fun, but proved to be a game that would require more time and attention than we had to spend yesterday.

Meanwhile, Owen and Abram took a train to the Smithsonian National Zoo. Owen took his VERY FIRST ride in a stroller. Yep, you read that right. He has tried to sit in the doll strollers at the LLL meetings but has never actually ridden in a stroller. They report that the zoo stroller was lots of fun and Owen would like us to get one of our own. Hmmm. . .
Owen reported that they saw, "ELEPHANTS," and "lions fighting with their paws."

According to the pictures they brought back, they must have also seen cheetahs

and a tiger.
We missed most of the large cats the last time we visited, so I'm glad they got to see them. Tracy told us that the lionesses recently got a thrill when a baby deer jumped into the exhibit - bad for the deer, but I'm sure exciting for the cats who must dearly crave hunting.

When Owen (who had no nap and was bouncing off the walls with delerium) and Abram returned, we left Ben, Tracy, and Martin in peace to head back home.
Congrats, Ben and Tracy! Martin is precious!