Zoo-day

One of my awesome college roomies – Daniele – and her husband Nick stopped by for the afternoon, on their way between South Bend (for the ND game – a shut out, against Michigan) and Connecticut.  Yay!  We saw them about the same time a year ago… crazy how a year can go by, but we pick right up.  Yet, this is a girl I saw literally everyday freshman, sophomore and half of junior year!

Natalie thought the zoo would be a good place to go… namely, for the train and carousel rides, I think.

Whoa - Daniele, did you see how high it is up here?

This is how you do it!

Don’t forget the train…. (they only made it around 2x – and this is a very small circle – before Elliott started crying, oddly enough.  He loved this 2 weeks ago, but honestly, has been super clingy with me lately… I’m hoping/guessing its some big molars coming in b/c my back/biceps/shoulders cannot take much more of the frequent requests for being held).

3 Linvilles aboard.... Natalie, Elliott and Baby Ellie (who is 3 mo older than Elliott)

After a super yummy dinner at Nana’s house with Jira, Al, Clayton, Mammaw and Pappaw, super duper Daddy offered Nat a ride home in style…

This is the most fun ride yet!

This pic was taken, as Natalie and Jordan danced to some music playing from Halligan’s across the street.  I can totally imagine Natalie coming back to Lincoln Park in 20 years saying… hey, this place looks familiar…. and dancing some more.  (Unf, probably with some other dude WAY less trustworthy than her Dad….)