One Last Summer Hurrah and the First Day of School

The Zoo!!  Who doesn't love the zoo!  We all love the zoo!  So what better way to celebrate the end of summer but by a trip to the zoo.  The panda just gave birth, so we weren't able to see them, but we did get to see just about everything else.  You know what the great part about living so close to the zoo?  Not having to rush to cram it all into one day, but taking our time, seeing what we can see and knowing a return trip is imminent.

A zoo map cost $2...a picture is free.  We ended up caving and bought the app.  Well worth it!

Hope met Hope!

Elephants!  Love them!

Back to school!!  I'm sure there was not too many people in the house excited about school starting, but I'm sure we'll have the BEST field trips this year.  The key will be to not find too many.  Just as school was starting our Crepe Myrtle bloomed for the second time.  So beautiful!

A 6th grader?!  Not possible!!

3rd grade!  How did that happen?!

Our key verse for the school year on the window.

Isn't it beautiful?  I've checked the growing zone and it won't survive in Maine. Boo!