the Zoo

We've had great weather in Rochester all winter long and it's been summer-like in the last week. We celebrated by going to see our friends at the zoo! It was a bit of a gray day but the animals were playful and we got to see a lot of them. In May the extension of the zoo finally opens and we'll be there to meet the lions and see the elephants and baboons again. Because of the construction we haven't seen Genny C for a year! (She's an elephant!) 

 Big girl walking with her daddy. 

 Michael in the cougar cage. 

 Tunnel to the cougar cage.

 Mikey and the penguins. 

 On the log bench near the tiger display. 

Watching the monkeys climb and play in the monkey house. 

spending time with Grammy and Dino

baking time... 

books with Grandpy Dino

14 month old girl

Liz gets a little messy when she eats

She's mastered drinking from a straw

She's a great typer

She likes all the shows that her brother loves

Sometimes she crys

She has crazy, curly, out of control hair and loves to feed herself

She's cute when she sleeps

Future MD? 

Love you lots Liz! Love- Mama, Dada and Mikey

Friday Night at the Museum

Big changes are afoot for Family Popovich. Recently I left my 40+ hour a week job that I've been in for 7 1/2 years to take a contract position working for the State of New York as a Audiologist working with delayed and handicapped populations. The best part is that I now work 3 days a week and I am done at 3 on Fridays! To celebrate week number 1 we went to the Strong Museum of Play to run off a bit of steam! 

Liz and the Berenstein Bears

Mikey and the car table

Wizard of Oz comes to Rochester

 Climbing the wall to get to the Witch's broom at the Castle!!!!

 Making scarecrows!!!!!!!

 Don't pay attention to that boy behind the curtain...

Kansas farmland...

picnic in the family room

Liz has to be just like Mikey... If he had a cup with a straw she'll yell at you until she gets her own cup with the straw...

Happy 1st birthday Lizzy!!!

It's been a great year with Lizzy in our lives... Truthfully she did have a rough start... Food and Liz did not mix well for the first few months of life and she wasn't always a happy girl... But then Liz met rice cereal and she's been a whole new (big, fat and happy) girl ever since!!! 

 It seemed a natural fit for her first birthday to be themed for the Hungry Caterpillar...

 I have the story book that was given to me by my Grammy Grace many years ago and we all read it often...  Premier Pastry made a beautiful and yummy cake!!!!!

 Donald found great t-shirts for the kids that were Hungry Caterpillar themed!

 Sampling the cake!!!

 Playing with some friends!

Happy first birthday Lovely, lovely Liz. Mama, Daddy and Mikey love you to pieces!!!