Lena and Paul went to the zoo today to celebrate his birthday. Lena was a fan in general and loved pretending to be a termite. The photo above and below were taken in the Africa halls in a model termite mound.
Cute little hippo...almost the size of our cat Riley.
Lena trying to lure her brethren.
Meerkats!
Lena and papa with cichlid fishes in the east African rift lake exhibit.
Lena (and many many others her size) was a huge fan of the polar bears. They were incredible.
Lena is a huge huge fan of berries. This morning carnage ensued as she consumed a bunch of blackberries with intense zeal. Here are a few photos of the aftermath.
Lena at the park this afternoon.
A rainy weekend here in Chicago. We spent our time catching up on projects around the apartment including rearranging the dining room to provide Lena with a bit more space to play. As a treat today we got Lena a new toy called a Fropper. It bounces, drives like a fine motorcycle and has green antennae/handlebars.
Lena cruising on the Fropper.
The new arrangement in the dining room.
Morgan and Lena and the Fropper box (as fun as the Fropper?!). We tried to get a video of Lena on the Fropper but she was more excited about putting her sock on so we got that instead.
Today Lena and her friend Rozi turned 1 We celebrated with our friends at the park near our house.
Debora, Lena, and Morgan.
Morgan, Lena, Hilary and her daughter playing ring around the rosie.
Becca and Lena playing on the grass.
Lena reaching for a very cool caterpillar who joined the party.
Tonight our night-blooming cereus plants flowered! We have had them for nearly 10 years and this is the first time. Each plant has two large white stink-ily beautiful flowers. Some quick research suggests that these guys are pollinated by certain nocturnal hawk moths. More info can be found on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyllum_oxypetalum).
