Monday, November 23, 2015

Boo at the Zoo 2015

October 20th: Boo at the Zoo

We love Boo at the Zoo... it is one of our favorite Fall events!! This year we had a special surprise... GrandAnnie and GrandPop got to come too! Ms AnnMarie always makes a fall trip to SC, but this year was extra special, because GrandPop got to come too!!


I could be wrong, but these were the CUTEST kids at the zoo that night!! Loved our Wizard of Oz theme!!
 
Blakely has no idea who Dorothy was, so she thought that she was Belle from the opening scenes of Beauty and Beast.

These two littles love each other SO SO SO much!!

Monk Crew, ready for the Zoo!!

My little fam!!

YaYa got to come too!! It was a grandparent party!!

One of my favorite out takes from the night...Banks and Blakely was killing me!!

PopPop and his BIGGEST fan!!!

Dance party!!

KE trick-or-treating!!

This year with the Bigs was SO different. Last year, we had to encourage them to say trick-or-treat, and we did not make it to all the stalls. This year- they KNEW what they were about!! They knew the stalls had candy, and they knew how to get it!! It took all of us to keep them from running stall to stall!! Blakely would be like "come on Banks! Come on!!  Trick-Or -Treat!!" They are turning into such big kids!!

Twinkly lights!! Can't wait to come back for the Lights before Christmas!

GrandPop and KE in the Foam Zone!!


Our whole happy crew!!

Our Wizard of Oz crew found the "Wicked Witch of the West!!"

GG and her two Bigs!

Grandparent pic!!!



I know this is blurry, but this was literally their FAVORITE thing at the zoo... a mini corn maze!! Blakely and Banks went through the maze easily 20 times!! They would still be in there if we hadn't made them move on!!

Trick-or-treat!

Dance party!!

We capped our night off with the messiest, most-fun thing... the FOAM ZONE!!

Such a perfect night!!! The weather was dream fall weather, and we had such a great time!! Can't wait for next year!

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Just Keep Swimming, Swimming, Swimming...

October 12th: Aquarium Day with GrandMom and Pinkie

On Columbus Day, Aunt Sarah had the day off so we made the trek down to Charleston to go to the SC Aquarium!! Grandma Pinkie was also up from Florida, and this was her first time getting to meet Brantley, so we thought it would be fun to get all the great-grands together for the day!!

Blakely was SOOOO excited to see Grandma Pinkie!!!

Blakely loved being re-united with her GrandMom!!

All 3 Monk grandbabies together at again!!
 

My littlest explorer!!

Two little explorers!!

My brave girl.
 

Brantley Preston driving the Jeep in Madagascar!!

Looking for Lemurs.



 

A girl and her GrandMom. :)





When we lived in Charleston, we had a membership to the aquarium, and we came like once a week. The last time Blakely was here she had only been 20 months old (KE's age now), and she was too little for the touch tank. This time she got to try it... and my little scientist LOVED it!!

Blakely and Pinkie!!


Grandma Pinkie and all of her Monk Great Grands!!



I know this is blurry, but I have SOOO many pictures of Blakely on this turtle at this same age.


Should I be concerned that she is so talented on the pole????


Who has a bigger wing span? KE or the Eagle?

Such a great day with two of our favorite women!! :)
 

Zoo Day with the Grands!!!

October 7th: GrandPop's First Time to the Zoo

This October GrandAnnie and GrandPop made a quick trip down to SC for Uncle Brian and GrandPop to hike the Appalachian Trail. The girls were off school secondary to all the flooding, so we decided to take GrandPop to the zoo for the very first time. It was a perfect day!!

I absolutely ADORE this picture of the girls with GrandAnnie and GrandPop!!

Big girl always likes to pose with the Lions!!
 
Littlest girl not to be left out.
 


We love this special time with GrandPop!! My in-laws run a B&B in Nova Scotia, so usually GrandPop only gets to come down to SC at Christmas time...but this year we got a SURPRISE VISIT!!!

Looking for the grizzly bears.

This little bit loves her GrandMom!!

Katy Ellis riding the Choo-Choo with GrandPop!!

These two!! So alike.. Grandmom and Blakely are kindred spirits!



This was GrandPop's first time feeding the giraffes...

...I think he liked it!!


Y'ALL!!!! We NEVER see the gorillas out and about!! This was a rare treat!!!

GrandPop treated Blakely to the photo booth!! She was so, so excited!!


Carousel ride!!

We had such a fun, special day!!! Thank you GrandAnnie and GrandPop for a super fun day!!!