Zoo Day

Yesterday Cody and I went on the CMS school trip to the zoo, which was awesome in its own right. But making it awesomer is that Carly was there, with her Granny. Who she calls Ya-Ya. (Real name: "Susan Weltman.") She's a lovely woman. So lovely that she very sweetly didn't seem to mind when Cody, instead of calling her "Mrs. Weltman," referred to her all day as "Ya-Yah."

Anyway, the four of us sat together on the bus ride into DC and then roamed the zoo together. Sample cuteness.

First, on the bus:

Then, at the zoo:

If you look closely, you can see an elephant in the background. But the animals were really the secondary attraction.

The best part of the day was being with his best school friend. Like Rock Hudson and Doris Day.

Lest you think there was no animal gazing, Ya-Ya helpfully compiled a full list of all the animals we saw. If you click to enlarge, you'll note the heavy emphasis on reptiles. Obviously.