"She Went To Sleep..."

My Great Nana Faye

April 11, 1930 - May 30, 2008

I am surrounded by family who will make sure that
you are placed in my heart and never forgotten.

Love Always, Elijah

My First Trip To The Zoo!

My Mommy, Grammy, and Pop-Pop took me to a place called "The Philadelphia Zoo" today.

My Pop-Pop told me that the zoo is a place where lots of animals live and we were going there to visit them.

It was a hot day so, my Pop-Pop decided to sit by a big water fountain for a while. He said that the breeze coming off the water felt good.

My Mommy brought her new camera so she could take lots of pics to put on her new photo blog.

My Pop-Pop and Grammy found a nice cool spot in the shade to sit down together.

After we walked around for a while, we stopped and had some lunch. This was the first time that I got a chance to hold my own hot dog in a roll and eat it all by myself.

When I was little, my Mommy cut my hot dogs into little pieces, put them in a bowl, and there was no roll. But, I'm a big boy now so, I can eat my hot dogs just like everybody else!

After lunch, we went to a special part of the zoo that is just for kids where I could feed and touch the animals.

I wasn't sure about the feeding and touching part but, I had a lot of fun looking at them.

S-h-h-h, we have to be quiet... in this pic, a bunny rabbit is sleeping on the other side of this door.

Not far from the sleeping bunny rabbit, we found a wall that had 2 holes in it.

At first, I didn't know what the wall or the holes were for but, I watched what the other kids were doing and I just did what they did... I put my head through the holes!

There were also things at the zoo that I could ride on. One was something called a "swan boat" that you could paddle with your feet. My Mommy and Grammy got on that with me because I was too little and my feet didn't reach the peddles to paddle.

Then, we found a choo-choo train! It wasn't a Thomas & Friends train but, I wanted to ride on it just the same. The train wasn't big enough for mommies and daddies so, me and all the other kids rode on it all by ourselves.

They also have something called a "hot air balloon" to ride on but my Mommy said, "There is NO WAY we are going to ride on that thing!" Grammy said that she would ride on it with me but, it was tied down all day anyway so, she had to get this pic from something called "the internet".

And, here are some of the pics that we took of the animals. If you click on the grid block, the pics will get bigger so you can see them better.

We had a really nice time at the zoo and I hope we can go back to visit the animals again someday.

Join the Philadelphia Zoo Kids Club!

Trivia Question: Can you name the ride at the Philadelphia Zoo that was built in 1969, torn down in 2002, and replaced by the hot air balloon? You can note the name in the comments. If you feel the need to cheat, click here for the answer. Grammy said to let you know, we won't tell anyone!

Double Play Date

Me and my Mommy went to visit Cousin Miles and his Mommy, Cousin Melanie, today. We spent the whole afternoon together. While me and Miles played with toys, my Mommy and Melanie played with toys too...their new cameras! Here are a few pics that my Mommy took while we were there.

Well, I guess I don't have to tell you that we had a great time...Grammy said that I look like something called "plum-tuckered out" (whatever that means)!

My Mommy's New Camera

"Smile and Say Cheese!"

Well, I'm back. I've been real busy helping my Mommy with her new photo blog. She also got a new camera and we've been having lots of fun taking pics of all kinds of things and, of course, a few of me along the way.

Here are some of the pics that she gave to me and Grammy so we could post them on my blog. Most of them were taken at one of my favorite places to go...the playround. The rest of them are something that Grammy calls "random" pics that we took around the house.

I think that this is going to be a lot of fun...we now have 3 bloggers in the house. And, just think, I'm the one who started it all. Good luck with your new photo blog, Mommy. Now, I can get back to the things I do best...running, playing, and having a good time!

See you later!

New Blogger In The House

My Mommy just started something called a "photo blog" and she named it "Heaven On Earth". She is going to take pictures of many different things in the world around us and post them for everyone to see. Please take a minute to stop by for a visit and say "Hello." You can use the text link, screenshot, or her widget on my sidebar to get there!

It's Mother's Day!

A Mother's Day Email...

A baby asked God..."They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but, how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?" God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you." The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy." God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And, you will feel your angel's love and be very happy." Again, the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?" God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak." Then, the child asked, "But what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?" God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray." "But, who will protect me?" God said, "Your angel will defend you, even if it means risking its life." Then, the child said, "But, I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore." God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you." At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name." God said, "You will simply call her, Mom."

Today, I got a chance to spend time with some of the special "Mommies" in my life. First, I took my Mommy, Grammy, and Great Pumpkin Pie to a place called "Friendly's" to get a bite to eat...

Later on, my Godmomie Latoya and Godpopie Justin stopped by my house for a visit. We had a really nice time together.

I also want to say "Happy Mother's Day" to two more special "Mommies" in my life that I didn't get a chance to see today but, I want them to know that I love them very much... my Great Nana Faye and Great Mama.

If you are a Mommy, I hope that you had a "Happy Mother's Day" too!