Spring Break in Tennessee: Part 2

So last Monday (not two-days-ago-Monday but the Monday before) Nana and Pa took Jeffrey and me to the Knoxville Zoo. It was Jman's first-ever zoo experience, and when we got home he said "it was the best day of his life".
 

Here we are at Black Bear Falls.

 

* I don't know about you, but when the word "fashion" pops up, my mind does not immediately jump to the zoo... :) Sometimes function trumps style (and for good reason), so please forgive my slightly-off outfit.

 

Jeffrey #coolasever

 

 

The Elephants.

 

They have a kids' corner at the zoo... and guess WHAT?! There is a carousel! Don't you just love that word? Carousel, carousel, carousel...

Don't judge me pretending I'm five again. Just pretend with me because I know you want to.
 



Gorillas have big hands.

Hey, look, it's a curious monkey :)

 

Okay, so now I wanna know... Do you guys like going to the zoo? And do you have a favorite one? I went to the one in Washington D.C. once and it was really cool. I bet the one in NYC would be fun too... maybe that would be a fun thing to add to my bucket-list. :) Looking forward to hearing from you!

 

xoxo,

Ireland



 

Spring Break in Tennessee: Part 1

I know it's only been a week, so I haven't been gone from the blog long. But it felt like a long time! I've been in Tennessee this past week on my spring break (I'm homeschooled, so we have spring break whenever we choose), and it was hard to get to a computer to blog. But we got home last night, and now I have lots to share...

 

My parents spent five of the ten days in Chicago, but Dad snapped this Mother's Day pic for 2014 right before they left on Sunday. So here's my family, minus dad.

 

Later that day, after my parents had safely departed from the airport, my grandmother took my little bro and I to a cookout at Aunt Linda's. Here are some pictures :)

Jeffrey striking a serious pose with his toy gun.

 

Jeffrey and Mimi (my mom's mom).



#Selfie.

 



Does this boy ever take a bad picture? He is so photogenic. Look at that beautiful little face :)

 

I'll be here tomorrow with a Music Monday post. Expect some other snaps of my Tennessee trip throughout the week!

xoxo,

Ireland