The Markert Family: Family trip

I joined Jackson &; the kiddos on Thursday, so we had an extended weekend together. We visited the zoo Thursday, where we watched the elephants get baths. If you haven't heard Brooklyn's elephant noise, you oughtta ask when you see her next! Needless to say, I think the elephant's bathtime was a hit.

We posed like monkeys in the scorching heat:

Brooklyn shushed the birds as we cooled off indoors for a few minutes

I loved this pose. See the cheesy smile?! :)

Then Friday morning we hauled the lil guy to Dr. Sood for his 4 month check up, where it was confirmed that he's not a lil guy whatsoever, topping both the height & weight charts. After his shots, (where he proved to be his mommy's son, barely wincing at all), we hit the road for a weekend at the lake!

I wish so badly that I had paused to take a picture of the living room before loading up. You can only imagine all the stuff that goes along with these two. It's ridiculous. Borderline embarrassing, actually. But not a bit of it that seems avoidable at this young age: beds and blankies and toys and diapers, oh my!

Among all the toys, I love the fact that Brooklyn chooses books:

(That makes all the stuff more acceptable to me.)

When we got there, we met up with some friends who happen to be the parents of Bryson's first girlfriend, Ella. Here's a shot of some quality footsie time:

We enjoyed our time together, but branched off for some separate family time the next morning. Brooklyn walked outside first thing in the morning & couldn't wait to get in the water! "Water! Water! Boats! Boats!" was all I heard as we loaded the car back up from our overnight stay. Little did she know, though, that we wouldn't be entering the lake water. Off to the safe, more shallow and clear neighborhood pool we headed!