Day Trips

Mark and I went on a couple of day trips recently. The first was to the zoo. Our local zoo is very bird friendly. The city where is live is a migration point for many different types of birds, so the zoo just leaves open habitats for them. There are a lot of cranes and pelicans, but also a lot of parrots and flamingos. One surprise was a bald eagle. The eagle had been wounded and could no longer fly, so he was walking around in an open habitat too.

He's somewhere in here:

My favorite animal is the cat. We were lucky that so many cats were up and awake, the jaguars and cheetahs, and almost the lions.

Our other trip was to the Texas Renaissance Fair. We saw jugglers and jousting and lots and lots of weapons and jewelry. Mark got a private sword lesson and we both practiced our archery. I managed to hit the dragon, and the ceiling. The best part of the birds of prey show. Owls and hawks are gorgeous birds. I wish I had some better pictures, but these will have to do.

Changes to come

In case you haven't heard, or haven't noticed the nifty new gadget I just installed, Mark and I are going to have a baby! We're due on June 21, 2011.

Answers to questions I'm sure you have:

I'm feeling fine. I've been a little more tired then usual and have had some morning/afternoon queasiness, but other than that, I'm good.

No, we don't know if its a boy or a girl yet, but we will be finding out. Whether or not we're going to tell everyone else is another matter.

I've gained some weight, but am not showing yet. Although with how quickly I'm gaining weight, it probably won't be much longer until I start.

No, its not twins. We've had an ultrasound, there's only one baby in there.