We loved watching the elephants eat their hay. 
And we thought it was so cool to see just how big a baby elephant can be. Thank goodness Penny only weighed in the 7lb range at birth!
We posed with a polar bear statue before we watched the polar bear eat his snack.
And then we went inside their aquarium. Penny loved seeing the fish!
And we even found someone to snap a family photo for us.
Penny had fun checking out all the different kinds of fish. She like the seahorses and the bright colored fishies. Her absolute favorite exhibit were the penguins!
After the Zoo, we stopped over to visit cousin Samantha. 
She grilled us dinner and Penny loved playing with Samantha's cats. I think Penny chased the cat's ball more than the cat's did.
After dinner, we started our drive towards home. What a great trip! Thanks so much to everyone who hosted us and made this trip such a great one! We have so many amazing memories from our quick visit :) Can't wait to see everyone again soon!
She put on a show for grammy! And kicked and splashed herself happy!
Afterwords, we got ready to say goodbye to Grammy and Pa and head towards Pittsburgh.
Penny had so much fun playing with Grammy and Pa during our trip!
And, we love the way she makes them smile!
A jumperoo! How fun!
Kyle is home after a year of studying abroad in Germany :)
Tommy & Stephen & Ellie graduated from HS and are headed to college.
Godfather Alex can make Penny giggle!
And Cousteau was the most well behaved of all the kids at the party!
Penny had a blast playing with her cousin Phil.
And great grandma Jeanne soaked up all the love from her great grandkids!
We packed the baby pool and Penny and Phil spent a good hour pouring water into cups and bottles.
We had an amazing afternoon and were so happy to see everyone. Of course, we really missed everyone who wasn't able to make it- like Luke and Jackie who are out in Colorado, Lyle who is heading off to the marines soon and Jackie who is in Vet school in Missouri. We hope that we'll see everyone next summer!
Our little miss ate an entire blueberry muffin, fruit and a yogurt. She loves everything about breakfast- milk with a straw, a waitress to smile at and other diners to flirt with. Major highlight of the trip for her. Other mornings she ate an assortment of waffles, raisin bread, english muffins, fruit and yogurt. Yum! While we got ready for the day, we discovered another one of Penny's loves- the mirrored closet door. She entertained herself while we got ready! 
We headed East, towards Aunt Susie's. While we were there, we got to see Everett play a soccer game. Penny absolutely LOVED the game! Now that we've been home more than a week, she is still telling us "Everett fast!" and "Everett kick soccer ball" and she's right- he is an amazing soccer player! We wish Everett all the best this season!
Here's Everett in action- he's #7.
Aunt Mary and Grayson came to cheer Everett on! Grandma Jeanne too :)
Penny had a blast! She's been kicking her little soccer ball around the living room since we got home :)
Perhaps we'll have a soccer star in the future?
Penny LOVED swimming with daddy & Pa.
She had an audience :) We are so happy that Becky, John & baby Addison and Nancy & Henry were able to join us.
Here is Addie with her grandpa Tom.
And Penny with her Pa.
Thank you Tom & Laurie!
Sweetest cousins!
Penny was shivering and we still had to wrestle her out of the water. Here she is with Grammy, trying to warm up. 
In the meantime, Daddy and Pa tried to swim a few laps. They had a cheering section!
Penny had a blast with everyone during her visit! 
After lunch, we went to Malley's for some ice cream. 
It was Penny's first ride on the carousel! You get to eat your ice cream while riding slowly on the carousel. Coolest thing ever!
Girlfriend doesn't like chocolate, so we got her clown without. She LOVED it and ate the entire thing.
Yay ice cream! She used her cone as an extra spoon to scoop it all up.
We had a blast!
She showed Tommy all of her toys and kicked the soccer ball around the family room with him. 
Best buds! We can't wait to see them again!
We love having visits from family! Come back soon!
The big girls were digging in the water and they let me play too!
I had so much fun with Mommy, Nana, Aunt Becky & Adam. 
