First things first.

We planted a bunch of the garden. Still a bit more to do, but I'm hopeful that I'll be able to get to it tomorrow. Katie tried to help, then she had to stop and "dump the garden out of her shoes."

Then she had to stop and have a little rest with our friend who is visiting.

That was Thursday. Friday, Katie and I went to the zoo with some friends and had a fantastic time.

"A train for our very own? Thank you!"

I didn't get a ton of pictures, because you just try getting a pair of almost-3-year-olds to hold still long enough for a camera to focus.

But we did get a few. The elephant actually takes (accompanied) walks around the zoo, apparently. We saw her from a ways away, but by the time we got there, she'd already been led back in her enclosure.

They couldn't get their big heads through this railing to see her better. But they really wanted to.

She got to go on a pony ride again. There are about 7 horses there, but she managed to get the same one as last year.

Apparently this horse has different speeds according to how heavy the child is. Katie is a lightweight, so she got a nice, slow ride.

And then she was tired. Both kids crashed on the ride home.

Katie says her favorite animal at the zoo was the zebra, and he has black stripes and white stripes. Mommy thought this goose was quite interesting. It has beautiful sky-blue eyes.