Smith family visit

The Smiths came for a visit this week. They all look great! Ava is a charming little girl who takes her role as Big Sister very seriously. Olivia is much bigger than when I saw her in January.


The Madison zoo changed a lot since the last time I attended it in 2001... Plus, everything a lot more fun to enjoy it with Ava. We fed the goats,


rode the train,


climbed on the new playground,



and enjoyed each other's company.


Ava had many interesting things to say about how the lions are similar to Dagney and how the great apes are similar to us.

Coca was such a good girl all weekend. She played well with Ava and kept making Olivia giggle with her kisses. Coca continues to improve walking nicely on a leash.


Here Olivia eats cereal and avocados. Notice that Coca is waiting patiently to clean up any dropped food.


We toasted Madison's newest PhD Jeet at the terrace!


Then we had dinner at Tex Tubb's.