Weekend in Columbia

We took a last minute trip to Columbia this weekend. We've been patiently waiting for the weather to cool off so we could hit the Columbia zoo for the first time. It's a shame that we have to travel so far to visit a good zoo...but it was so worth the trip! It's so nice to have family within a few hours away that we can spend weekends with.

Me and three very sweet boys!

Cousins having breakfast together

Uncle Dan and the boys before bed

It was such a beautiful day on Saturday. We spent all morning at the zoo, ate a picnic lunch, and then headed back to the house with very tired boys. Feeding the Giraffe's was definitely my favorite! Eli never even hesitated to stick his little hand straight in the Giraffe's mouth. We fed him some lettuce, and Jacob took some with him just in case he got hungry on the way home :)
The 3 big Monkeys! Baby Luke was sleeping and couldn't get in on the picture taking.

It's no easy task wrangling 3 boys to sit still and all look at the camera, but we gave it our best effort all day!

Eli just loved the zoo. I so love watching him experience and explore new things. It's also very fun to experience the zoo again through a child's eyes.

Saturday before dinner Katie and I braved taking all 4 boys to a church pumpkin patch by ourselves. Thankfully we talked the guys into meeting us there halfway through. We had our minds set on getting some cute pictures of the boys in their fall attire. We got great pictures considering they all would have much rather been doing their own thing.

We had such a fun weekend! It was nice to get away and do some fun fall things. Here we are back at 80 degrees and shorts wearing again this week...please got cold before Eli outgrows his fall clothes!! Life sure is fun with this sweet boy!