Zoo and Dedication Ceremony

This weekend our friends, Mary Catherine and Ross visited Memphis. We met up with them, Ross's brother Brian, and Jonathan at the Zoo. This was Hannah's first visit to the zoo. Even though Dan and I both enjoyed our time there, I think it being Hannah's first visit made it even more enjoyable. We got lots of great pictures to remind her later of this special day.

The lions just chilling.

Dan was told not to feed the animals, but he didn't think Hannah counted!

When we approached the apes, the ape pictured above was asleep. Ross, Brian, Jonathan, and Dan all watched him closely making different comments. Then all of a sudden the ape jumped up and stood in front of the guys. Needless to say, all the guys took a jump back. Don't mess with the apes!

Polar bear enjoying the nice cold water.

We were able to see the sea lion show that afternoon. The trainer introduced us to Andre (14 year old male) and Chloe (20 year old female). They had some really funny tricks, ranging from acting like a seal (balancing ball on nose), to answering the trainer's question, "what do we do when you act bad, Andre?" Andre's answer was him slapping his butt.

Andre waiting for his treat.

Chloe showing off how strong she is.

On Sunday, we had Hannah's dedication ceremony at Oakland Presbyterian Church. The pastor called us up in front of the congregation and had a member of the church present us with a pretty pink bible for Hannah.

Our family

All in all, it was a pretty enjoyable weekend. The weather was so nice that we even got to lounge in the backyard with the doggies.