Friday, July 24, 2009

A perfect day

Lia spent the most perfect day at the zoo, where animals only played a side role. The main attraction was Martha!



It was supposed to be a family gathering with the dads drinking cool beer amid beastly odors and the girls chatting away, but unfortunately Martha's little sister Ida got sick and had to stay at home with dad. But Katja was more than glad to clink plastic cups with Thiemo. And while I took care of Ben, Lia and Martha had plenty of fun. There was a lot of catching up to do, as the girls last saw each other two years ago in Charlotte.


A cruise on the dangerous Zambezi river! Nothing for chicken. Err, where are Ben and Mom?


Wanna look at some animals? Nooo. Face painting is next!


The girls metamorphosing. Into what?


A butterfly! (Notice Ben's bewildered face. 'Girls. Uh.')


And the cutest cat ever!


Lia pretty in pink. And purple.


Animals? What animals? Oh those sleeping lions over there.


Time to wake those lazy beasts up.


And please note the rhinoceroses in the far back:


Can't deny that the zoo is the best location for wild fun. Especially for a cat and a butterfly.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

;)
It was SUCH a great day! I'll post (and email) photos tomorrow, we just came back from Matthias' parents today. (And the internet connection there is sooooo slow.)

Victoria, Jeremy, Henry, and Thomas said...

What kinda zoo was that?! Looks really cool!

Uli said...

Oh, that looks like a really great day!!!

Going to the zoo myself with a little one this weekend. Possibly with no butterflies or cats though. Shame.

Scott & Yael said...

You guys always look like you're having so much fun! That's great.

Alexandra said...

Oh wow what a gorgeous butterfly and cat! And look at the weather! Here, it was absolutely chucking it down; even Noah in his boat would have been impressed! *miao*

Mommy, Papa and the 'Nuts said...

Lovely blog post. Lia looks like a little model. Adorably cute and perfectly put together (Should i spit?!). And little Miss Martha? All stripey? Love it.
Do I need to say "Wish we were there?!"