The End of Summer

Sadly, summer has come to an end... But we got in as much as we could the last few weeks.

We met up with Sophie's friend Liam from school to fly a kit in Washington Square. They were both pretty good at keeping it up. And Dave got pretty good at detangling the string.

We went to the Philadelphia Folk Festival. This was the first time that we've been and it was a lot of fun. Very family-friendly. We hit the kid's stage (which is where this picture was taken). It took her a few minutes to warm up, but once she was Sophie was a dancing maniac. 

We went to the zoo with Nana and Pap Pap when they were here last weekend. We checked out the new kids zoo, where Sophie pet some goats. She also chased around some chickens (but luckily didn't catch any). 

And on the last day before school started, we hit the Camden aquarium

Columbus Day

Sophie had off from school today so I took her to the zoo this morning. This is the third time that she's been and she was definitely more into it this time than the others. She knew most of the animals and the sounds they make - although she was getting the sheep and goats confused.

We went to the petting zoo area where she got to brush a goat. I'm happy to report she was much more careful with the goat than she is with Benson. 

She also went for her first pony ride and loved it! It's tough to get such a good smile out of this kid. Riding lessons in her future perhaps? 

A Day at the Zoo

This weekend I took Sophie to the Zoo. Sunday was a beautiful, almost spring-like day, so we decided to get a little time outside and see some animals.

 Sophie up close and personal with a gorilla. Of course, she didn't even seem to notice him.

 We went into the petting zoo area and spent some time with goats and sheep. She looks a little skeptical of this particular goat.

The bird exhibits ended up being her favorite. I think there might be Ibis in this pen. She was also very interested in the flamingos and ducks. Who knew? I guess next outing we'll hit Kelly Drive to see some Canada Geese.