Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Gorillas and Elephants and Monkeys, Oh My!

My brother Jason and his family were visiting the National Zoo last week, so Katie and I decided to join them! We invited along several good friends: my future sister-in-law Lindsey; my friend Sara and her son (and Katie's BFF) Daniel; and my friend Kim.

We had a wonderful afternoon! Katie loved seeing her cousins again after a whole week had gone by since the beach trip. Here Katie and her cousin Ali greet each other like old friends:


Katie also loved the animals (no surprise there). Here's an orangutan who climbed wires just over our heads. I found out later that he had actually peed on some tourists. Thankfully, our heads remained dry.


We saw baby tamarins. So cute!


Katie and Daniel loved the elephants. I'll have to record Katie's imitation of an elephant. It's fantastic. Here are Katie, me, Sara, and Daniel (thanks for taking the photo, Lindsey!).
Gorillas always seem to give a show for Katie and me. In San Diego, we got an up-close look of gorilla butt. In D.C. we got to see one pee:


After only 3 1/2 hours, Daniel and Katie were asleep in their strollers. I was pretty exhausted myself!

After the naps, we met up with Daddy and other members of my family for an early dinner. Here Katie and her cousin Andrew play with each other:

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