Dylan and the animals he loves

Dylan is a big animal lover. I wanted to include some recent pictures of him enjoying time with some animals.

Who knew there were Wallabies in Fall City? Grandma and Grandpa did. Grandpa is friends with someone who raises Wallabies and Kangaroos. I was jealous that I missed out on this fun outing.

The poor cats at Aunt Lana and Uncle Mike's. Dylan spends the majority of his time at their house on a hunt for the cats. Vinnie is the only one who will let Dylan near him.

Dylan's favorite animal is Lady, Grandma and Grandpa's dog. Dylan and Lady are pals and Dylan loves snuggling with her.


Dylan took a trip to the zoo with Grandma and Grandpa and they got some pretty cute pictures of him with the bronze lizard and gorilla.

Dylan enjoys feeding the animals at the zoo and at our local farm. Luckily we haven't lost any fingers yet.

Dylan and Daddy's first time riding a camel at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. It was a fun trip to the zoo with Nana and Papa.

Dylan and Daddy

Dylan and Daddy make a great pair! They are always having fun and laughing with one another. Here are a few pictures of them together over the past few months.
Daddy and Dylan in the 4th of July parade.

It wouldn't be summer without a lot of time spent in the pool.

Both boys wearing bibs and enjoying popsicles.

Dylan is practicing shaving with Dad.

Dunking with Dad.

Dylan loves helping Daddy mow the lawn.

Dylan's First Hike

On July 3rd, grandma's 60th birthday, we took Dylan on his first hike. Grandma and Grandpa came with us. Normally, people walk when they go on hikes, but Dylan turned it into a run. We had a hard time keeping up with him. We brought the backpack to put him in if he got tired, but he only went in it for 10 minutes (and he went in kicking and screaming).

At the top of the mountain we tried to get a family picture. Dylan doesn't enjoy having his picture taken these days.

On the way down we had to hold onto Dylan's hand because he wanted to run down and he would have done quite a few face plants on the rocks and roots sticking out of the ground. He also liked to slide on his bottom to get down. I will rethink putting him in khaki shorts for our next hike.

At the bottom of the trail was a river. The water was pretty cold, but Dylan still enjoyed dipping his toes.