Homer birthday 2013

My annual birthday celebration in Homer (back in early August) was a great time with family. Everyone managed to take time out of their busy schedules - it was D and I, plus Boyd - my mom, Risha, and Gabe - and Don & Mim.  The week before we left, I treated myself to a haircut and highlights. It felt so great to get rid of those greys!

Overall Boyd slept well in the camper - had one rough night but the rest went fine. For some reason Boyd constantly wanted to visit the camper bathroom. He'd point at the toilet and shower, then want to look in the mirror and up at the ceiling vent.

The boys did a lot of fishing while us gals shopped, roamed around Homer and generally took it easy.

Hanging out at the local farmer's market and jamming to some live music.

Two grandmas trying to keep up with Mr. Zippy!

Seaweed in the shape of a fish.

This sweet boy loved the beach.

It tended to be overcast and rainy for most of the weekend. To the right of the photo, you can see a guy stand-up paddleboarding in Kachemak Bay.

Awesome pizza at a little place on the boardwalk. I believe this was pear/gorgonzola and pepperoni. Risha and I slipped away one afternoon during Boyd's nap to walk around the spit.

Heading out for a quick few hours of fishing Monday morning before leaving town.

Halibut fishing!

Curious sea otters.

Fall day at the Zoo

Two Fridays ago I took the day off since my mom had a quick Homer trip planned with her church. I knew that I wanted to get out of the house with Boyd so off to the Zoo we went! The morning dawned clear with no clouds to be seen - it was so nice to see blue skies after weeks of wet, soggy weather.

I love the Zoo in the morning - few crowds and the animals are usually up and walking around. I made sure Boyd was super layered up since it was 37 degrees when we left the house!

This enclosure held 3 deer and 1 turkey. Everyone seemed to get along just fine.

I didn't even give a second thought to bringing a stroller. Boyd is in a stage where he hates being confined for an extended period of time. What usually happens is I end up carrying him in one arm and pushing a stroller with the other. So the stroller stayed home and I coaxed him to walk about 1/2 of the time. My arms were definitely sore the next morning - this kid is heavy!

All three grizzly bears were out and enjoying the sunny day.

Petting zoo was open! Boyd had a granola bar before we went in and the animals kept going after the crumbs on his sleeve. He loved the bunny. The goats stood together and just "mehhhhed" at us. The zoo worker said that they were waiting to get fed.

One of two Siberian tigers.

Watching the tigers