Since I have Fridays off this summer, I thought it would be a great opportunity to spend some time with my cousin Garrett. He is about to be a big brother. Our first day out together was last Friday. We went to the zoo with the Websters. It was really neat to see what a sweet boy he is. At the middle of the day he looked up at me and said, “I’m having a lot of fun today.” He totally melted my heart.

I forgot that in the children’s section they have a stream that the kiddos can run through and cool off. It was fun to get a little wet and forget that it was rising towards 100 degrees outside.

Jonathan wasn’t feeling very good, so he rested wherever he could find a spot.

Garrett is growing up into such a little man. He was jumping down off the curb and fell. He quickly said, “I meant to do that!” Then at lunch I had him carry our tray to our table while I made the drinks. By the time I got there, he had eaten half of my hamburger. His reply was, “I was just checking to make sure it is good. It is. You can eat it now.”

No trip to the zoo would be complete without a ride on the monorail. Actually, we were too exhausted by that time to walk around the Africa part of the zoo, so we road around it instead.

Garrett has a real passion for taking pictures. He photographed the whole monorail ride. I have one question. Is this a boy thing or what? I have several pictures like this taken by Ryan.

We all had a great time. I can’t wait to see what other adventures this summer will hold. I also am so excited to get to know this awesome boy better.