Animals!!

We spent our Saturday at Maxwell's friend's birthday party.  The kids enjoyed swimming and they got to see and hold some exotic animals.  Here are a couple of pictures of the day:

Annabel and a toucan

Maxwell holding the toucan

Maxwell and the red-tailed boa constrictor
This was too heavy for Annabel to hold

Annabel and a caracal

Maxwell's turn

Annabel and a bush baby

Maxwell and some sort of monkey

The kids had fun jumping into the pool (10 feet deep!)

Smile!

End of the summer

The kids just finished their second week of school and it is going great!  Annabel's teachers have said that she is a very focused and hard worker.  She has adjusted to school life well.  For Maxwell, he loves being a first grader and has made lots of new friends.  He came home one day this past week and said they were studying the Big Bang Theory.  He told me he thought it was just a TV show.  As for Gabrielle, she is enjoying some one on one time with her mommy.

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