Tulsa Zoo

This past Saturday after Corey got finished with work we headed west to Tulsa, OK to take Wesley to the zoo.  I was set on taking him to the zoo for the first time since we had an open weekend, and even though Corey was hesitant because of the heat, he obliged.  I was aware that it was 100 degrees plus outside, but I figured there would be lots of shaded walk ways and inside exhibits - we packed a cooler with lots of water and off we went.

So we made the 2 hour trip and found out that in reality there are no shaded walk ways and there were lots of closed exhibits and rides due to the heat.  Needless to say, no more zoo in mid July.  We'll do the aquarium in the summer and the zoo in the spring/fall.  It was just way too hot - even the animals knew that and most of them were inside.  Overall we had fun spending time as a family of course, but Corey says unless its a water park there will be no more outside attraction trips in the middle of the summer.  My bad.

 Snoozing on the way to the zoo

 The Tulsa Zoo!

 Daddy and Wesley

 Mommy and Wesley

 Cooling off in one of the exibits

Testing out the earthquake simulator

 Snow Owl

 Grizzly Bear - he walked out and then right back in

 Pointing at the Grizzly Bear - he said 'Puppy'!

 Looking at the birds

 Wesley showing daddy the rattlesnake

 Big Rhino

 Taking a break to have a Coke icee

 The lion - inside

 The tiger in his pool

 Trying to spot a penguin

 The were all inside as well :(

 Flamingos

Looking at the flamingos with daddy

 This bird was panting!

 Baby monkey - it was so cute, it was playing with Wesley through the glass

 Zebras - in the shade

 We let Wesley out of his stroller to get some energy out

 He was afraid to walk over this drainage grate

 Running in the grass

 Found an electrical outlet

 Helping daddy push the stroller

 Petting the tortoise statue

 Last animal we saw - the 60 year old elephant - he was inside as well

Watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on daddy's phone on the way back home

Some recent phone pics

Our nephew Preston and his friend Libby on their 'date' to see Cars 2

Playing with oven mitts

My little cookie monster!

The fork wasn't working fast enough!

Using a fork AND a spoon - silly boy

Uncle Scott reading to Wesley & Wilson

Playing in the tunnel over at Wilson's house

He dumped the yogurt out of the bowl onto his tray and was trying to scoop it off of there!

Wesley and cousin Brayden on the steps at the lakehouse

Wesley and cousin Jackson on their own private island :)

Wesley on the 4th of July

Riding his new Buzz Lightyear 4-wheeler that Mimi and D-daddy got him

Getting too big for the crib!

19 Months!

Wesley is 19 months old today - I can't believe we are already on the downhill slide to 2 years old!

 He saw his old bouncy seat in his closet and had to have it - just a tad too big for it now :)

 Playing with oven mitts!

 Enjoying a vanilla malt yesterday after church in honor of National Ice Cream day

Wesley stats:

• Head Circumference - 19.75 in (90%)
• Weight - 28 lbs (70%)
• Length -  34 in (80%)
• Clothes -18-24 month/2T in clothes (depending on the brand) and size 6 shoes
• Food - Using a fork and a spoon fairly regularly - he's not a pro, but he gets most of it in his mouth :)  He LOVES strawberries and blueberries - if he sees them in the fridge, he will run over to his high chair saying 'bewwy, bewwy' - so cute.  In fact, if he's hungry he will let us know by saying 'bites' and going over to get in his highchair.  He has gotten 4 new teeth!  Two on top and two on bottom, so now he has a total of 12.
• Sleep - Normally sleeps though the night - we've put a box fan in his room for some noise, and it seems to help him.  He has not crawled out of his crib yet (knock on wood!) but could very easily do so - he crawls up on everything else in the house!  A toddler bed is not too far away.
• Talents/interests - Still loves the pool and water this summer.  He's pretty brave in the pool, and will even jump off the steps even when Corey and I are not there to catch him!  I don't think he understands that he can't swim yet :)  His favorite toy is still a ball - he loves to throw them (and is actually quite good at it) or kick them around.  He is his daddy's biggest fan - this weekend Corey was still asleep when Wesley and I got up on Saturday morning and Wesley kept yelling 'daddy' down our hallway and going back to our bedroom saying 'come on' - he wanted daddy to get up and play!  He is very attached to two stuffed animals that he sleeps with - they are his 'babies'.  They are the really soft ones that have a stuffed animal head but a blanket body - he even has a hard time leaving them in the mornings when he goes to school.  We have to get him to take them back to his room and put them in his bed and say 'bye bye' to them!  And Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is the only cartoon that will hold his attention - he will watch the whole episode then do the 'hot dog' dance at the end!

We love you so much sweet boy - can't wait to see what you have in store for us this month :)

iPhone App I love!

Instagram!  I think I'm addicted...I love how it makes the pictures look 'old'.  It reminds me of all the picture albums my mom has of us growing up!