Hot-rodding at the Oakland Zoo. 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsSMlBZsILk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O4ITB8kYNk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FhU8CWhRYA

http://youtu.be/QFuWFweGNhE

Helping Daddy on the last day of his “vacation.”

http://youtu.be/kI5WT56dQas

All self-selected. 🙂

The San Francisco Zoo doesn’t have elephants — which Alexandra is VERY in to right now — so she and I made a Saturday morning excursion to Oakland Zoo. Lara took the opportunity to unwind and get a facial. 🙂

http://youtu.be/qA-573wElGY

http://youtu.be/JTag-3NEuzw

We know that posts here have become fewer and farther between, but look at how big she’s gotten! That’s a lot of kid to keep up with!

Alexandra has added a few new words. The first was “go,” but she stretches it out a bit. And she *definitely* knows what it means, especially as it relates to anything car-related. We were fortunate enough to have our friends loan us their Cozy Coupe, which Alexandra LOVES (see pics below).

Her other new work rhymes with go, but starts with an “n.” Needless to say, the meaning behind that one is quite clear.

Cozy Coupe test drive at the Lanken’s. (August 17th)

New wheels. (August 20th)

Amongst Alexandra’s favorite park activities these days are slides – and she is now going down them all by herself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxHjoCkP0k

The landing usually goes smoother than that particular one, but you get the idea. 🙂