We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo- how about you, you, you?

Does anyone but me remember that old Raffi song about going to the zoo? It's funny what I remember from my childhood. It's a cute song.
Anyway, we had a nice long Veteran's Day weekend. Logan was off Saturday through Tuesday, and I had Sunday through Tuesday off. On Sunday it was dog day. We got Clark a vaccine he needed, bathed him, brushed his teeth, and gave him his flea medicine. He's sparkly clean and healthy now! Here he is waiting to chase a ball in the backyard a few weeks ago: On Monday we took a nice long hike with my Dad at Fremont Older Open Space Preserve. It was an unseasonably warm day- a little too warm for hiking. Toward the end of the walk Clark saw a deer in the brush and REALLY wanted to chase it. We had Dad take some photos of Logan, Clark and me in the hills, possibly for our Christmas card this year. But we ended up with some weird shadows on our faces, so we'll have another photo shoot later. Here's one of the better shots: On Tuesday we went with our friends the Cacioppos to the San Francisco Zoo. This was our goddaughter Chloe's first trip to the zoo, and she seemed to really enjoy it.
We always have fun watching the prairie dogs and meerkats scurrying around. This meerkat look-out was keeping an eye out for birds of prey: No, the turtle Chloe is riding on isn't real, although it looks pretty authentic! This is a Eurasian Eagle Owl. She was so big and beautiful, and she's still just a youngster. The keeper told us that these owls, at full adult size, have been known to kill deer for food! Goats are so funny! This was the most smiley goat I've ever seen: Chloe loves animals, and was happy to pet and brush the goats: No trip to the zoo is complete without a ride on the antique carousel:

It's Raining Cats & Dogs

Happy Halloween! We had a fun day yesterday, starting with a cool and drizzly run for Clark and me in the morning. I put his rain coat on him, and he looked so cute! He enjoyed sniffing around in the pile of leaves on our driveway after the run, and I couldn't resist taking a few photos.

Here's a picture of my "Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin" display in the Children's area at the library. All week, kids preschool age through 5th grade could guess the weight of the pumpkin I took from our garden. Yesterday I weighed the pumpkin and chose the winner from the guesses. The pumpkin weighed 35 pounds 3 ounces, and a first grader guessed 35 pounds 2 ounces! He won a certificate for a free ice cream cone at a local shop.
Friday is storytime day at the library. Every week I present a toddler storytime and then a preschool storytime an hour later. Last week, I told the kids they should come dressed in their costumes for our Halloween storytime, and many of them did. They were SO cute! I figured that since the kids would be dressed up, I should be too. So I dressed as a cat.
This pair of twin skunks were my favorite. To see more photos, click here.
After work I met Logan at the Cacioppos' house to have dinner and go trick-or-treating with Chloe. This is the first year she is big enough to walk from house to house, and she looked so cute dressed as Little Red Riding Hood.
She got the idea of trick-or-treating really quickly, and has decided she likes candy!