A Fun, Hot Trip to the ZOO!!

You really meet some wonderful, wonderful people when you adopt! I met my really good friend, Gina, on the adoption.com forum and we have really been friends ever since! We talk for hours on the phone and have been great suport for each other. We are a lot alike and I know we will be friends for life. Gina also really helped me when my grandma passed away. She was in the midst of leaving for her pick up trip and still took the time to make sure I was OK. That really meant so much to me. So Gina and her husband just brought their son, Christian, home from Guatemala a few weeks ago! He lived in the same baby home as Mikayla did and he is about two weeks older then Mikayla. And today I got to meet him for the FIRST TIME! Oh my what a DOLL he is!

Gina and I met up in Fairlawn and then drove up to the Cleveland Zoo today. I think today was the hottest day so far this year and the poor kids were sweating and covered in sunscreen. But it was SO much fun! I truly think Mikayla knew who he was....when Gina put him in the carseat in my van she was really checking him out!

After we ate lunch, we headed out to see some animals. Mikayla was asleep in ten minutes and sweet Christian fought the sleep-bug and stayed awake then entire time we were there (of coure he crashed as soon as we got back in the van)! He was so interested in everything and is a curious little boy! Alec adored him and has said several times since we got home..."I sure do miss that friend Gina of yours and that little baby boy!"

We spent about three hours walking around and rode the little train there too. Alec was a champ. He had to walk the entire time but Gina helped him out some by giving him some piggy back rides here and there. Alec thought that was GREAT.

Love ya Gina! I had so much fun today...can't wait to do it again!

Alec checking out the deer

Picture Pose!

How tall is he? He is getting close to Four Feet!

Wide Awake! LOOK HOW CUTE HE IS! Can you see Mikayla sleeping in the background?

The zoo is so much fun I think I will take a NAP!

OK...I am up and ready to see a bear or fish or SOMETHING!

Mikayla and Christian!

Look how HOT she looks here!

How cute!

Let me touch your face!

This is my favorite one!