Thank God for Alabama Weather

This past weekend was one of those where I sit on my deck in a short sleeve t-shirt thanking my lucky stars that my parents had the infinite wisdom to move us to Alabama. Sort of helped that Dad got a job offer he just couldn't refuse either. While last weekend our house and yard were covered in about 2" of snow (cold, miserable snow) this weekend we were able to shake off the cobwebs and enjoy the sunny, cloudless 65 degrees! And boy did we ever!

Wayne had to go up to his parents house so Peyton & I took advantage of the weather, grabbed two hitchhikers we're slightly related to and went to the petting zoo at Oak Mountain. The petting zoo there is like none I've ever been to. It's a completely natural habitat for them and they're used to visitors big and small. It's a great experience for everyone and you can walk around without worrying about whether or not one of them will mistake Peyton for a light snack!
Here's a few of my favorite pictures from the day:

I love this last one - that mama sheep was so protective with her babies around mostly everyone there but was completely cool with Peyton walking right up to them. How cute is that?

Then Sunday was an even better day weather-wise. We broke out more short sleeve shirts and headed out to enjoy the day. Peyton got a taste of freedom on Saturday and was raring to go play. Tanner even brought her primadonna self outside - lucky us!

Slow down little girl - you're growing up way too fast!