Lehigh Valley Zoo

While Sylvia and I were in Pennsylvania we spent a day at the Lehigh Valley Zoo. This was Sylvia's first trip to a zoo so it was nice that it was pretty small. We saw, otters, African penguins, owls, a bald eagle and hawk, geese & ducks, a zebra, emu, camels, wallaby, ostrich, lynx, buffalo and a few other animals that I'd never heard of before.









The penguins were my favorite as you can see by the number of picture we have taken by them. I believe Sylvia liked them as well based on how close she was trying to get.










I took lots of pictures of the three kids while in PA, but this is the only one I have with me and Rachel together. Rach and I met during our freshman year of college at the Wisconsin Wilderness Campus. We've since taken many trips back and forth visiting each other. Why is Pennsylvania so far away?


Tired kiddos on the way home from the zoo.

Playing Outside

Sylvia and I have had a wonderful time in Pennsylvania. I'm posting one last time before we head to the airport. I think my little girl grew up a little bit this week with a big girl to follow around. I can't believe she went down the big yellow slide all by herself. I think we might have to get ourselves some outdoor things to play on when I get home.

Pennsylvania Friends

Sylvia & JD

After my previous post, I figured I should let you know that Sylvia and JD do get along.

Sylvia tried teaching JD how to splash in the water.




Rachel teaches piano lessons and Sylvia loves playing on the beautiful grand piano. It sounds much better than our old piano which is currently sitting in our garage.


Sylvia likes being able to reach JD's tray while he's eating.

JD is Yummy

Check out above JD's right eyebrow. Sylvia tried to take a large bite out of JD's face while they were "sharing" a toy. Needless to say, Sylvia is not used to having other kids around all the time and has been in a couple of timeouts since arriving in PA. After this incident, I took her for a walk by ourselves for a little while.



JD is 9 1/2 months old (6 months younger than Sylvia).

PA Farm Fun

Zach and Rachel took us to see some baby sheep at their cousin's farm. Sylvia was more impressed with the numerous cats but she also enjoyed petting the sheep. She is having a good time following Abi (3-years-old) around.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

...a couple of days late.

Sylvia has enjoyed the beautiful weather here in Pennsylvania. We've played in the backyard a few times. She loves the slide and swing and especially Zipper.









(I find most of Sylvia's holiday shirts at Goodwill which is good because she usually only wears them once or twice.)