A day at the zoo.....with MK all better and with one child who has an animal notebook project due next week, we felt there was no better time than now to spend a day at the zoo.

Our last name is Drafts. It is a simple name??? Not so much. Often, people pronounce our name as "Giraffes".....

These three guys are the bestest of friends. They all have an animal notebook project due this week so they spent their day at the zoo saying, "Hey, take a picture of this! We can use this one in our project!"

And these two, "the Kates," had their own agenda for the zoo. They were often heard shouting, "Hey, take a picture of us!"

There was a moment when I suggested we take a pic in front of the Fall decor. The above shot is what came out of that suggestion! There was some music playing and the kids turned into dancing machines!

ALL of them!

Even Maddox was feeling the beat.

And then there were the Lorikeets.

And then we saw the lions and tigers. Maddox walked through the entire zoo (we were there 5 hours!) with an unclothed baby doll and her snack container all nestled in her hands. After seeing the lions and tigers, Maddox felt the need to roar.

Our trip was complete once we visited the aquarium. What a beautiful day!

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In other news, Maddox had a follow-up appointment with her surgeon on Friday. We will be seen again in two months by the entire team and concentrate on orthodontics - there was mention of an appliance being made for her to wear temporarily to help her form some of the sounds that she is having difficulty with. Though she does continue to do well and she has improved so much with speech therapy, she is still delayed where speech is concerned. We are doing our best to provide her with everything we know to get her up to par!