Busy Day

We have been deciding what route to take about phones and we finally settled on getting cell phones. We got a good economic plan. Enough minutes for our needs and just a little bit of texting (not unlimited) so text if you need to but not excessively.
We also Finally got an apartment picked out and application in. We had been looking at several places and went with a second story two bedroom place that is very close to the bus so Josh can walk. It is in the same ward boundaries that we are in now and it has a washer and dryer provided in the apartment. The Kitchen is a little small (short on cabinets) but I'll just confiscate Rachel's closet.
Rachel is also turning on in under a week now. It seems really crazy that she is that old already. I purchased her some presents on Friday and Josh got he one yesterday in our comings and goings. We think we are going to try to have a quieter birthday with us and grandparents. Cousins are fun but distracting and have trouble at their are keeping themselves from helping with things like blowing out candles, opening presents, and playing with new toys.

zoo- discovery center

tunnel

Rachel loved this prairie dog tunnel. she kept walking back and forth and could have spent a half an hour just in there but a school group came along and it was a bit to cozy.

We took the time to go on the merry-go-round and Rachel loved it. You could not ask for a better performance. She sat up straight held on to the bar with 2 hands and laughed and shrieked with joy all at 11 months old. Amazing!

zoo babies- gibbon

zoo babies-giraffe

We had a really fun day a the zoo. Me, My mom "grandma", Rachel and Jenny went to the zoo on Thursday. We managed to stay for 3 hours which is a long time for this age. They both really enjoyed it and Rachel is at an age where she actively looks and watches what the animals are doing deep in the enclosures. There are a lot of babies at the zoo right now. The manned wolf pups were supposed to come out in the afternoon but we didn't stay that long. This baby giraffe is less than a week old. although i did not catch it on film she had just chased the ostriches with which the giraffes share a cage.

spring dress

spring dress

Rachel got a beautiful spring dress from grandma Kosmicki and we had to wear to to church on Sunday. She was helping grandma Rasmussen put on her makeup and get ready.