Post 1: the last day of Summer Vacation and the First Day of School!

So we got behind again!  So you get two posts this week, instead of just one.  The first one marks the last day of Summer Vacation, which we celebrated at the Nashville Zoo. Jess had a mouthful of animal crackers (which she ate all at once in honor of all the zoo animals), so she looks a little strange.   

 

As you can see, she's still our beautiful baby faced Jessa.  Here she is in the bounce house.

And with the Lorakeets, which we fed too, but Mina did not like at all.  Mina, it turns out, does not like the birds to eat off her hands.  Mommy had guide Mina through her mini-panic attack, and so she didn't save a picture.  Mina was fine, just so you know. 

She recovered just in time to catch the awesome giraffes!

And we had to go back to the New World, which is where they keep the Python that I like so well.

And then it was Thursday, and the first day of school! First Grade!

The first day was only a half day, and then on Friday we went all day.  Mina and Jess waited for me at the water fountain both afternoons, which was very nice.  And then I went to the beach for a week while all my new friends sat in their desks and worked, worked, worked. Lucky for me!