WW: {On top of old Smoky...}

Okay, I know it's a bit late in the day for a Wordless Wednesday post...*cough*cough...okay, evening now. Better late than never, right? I just had to share a quick post on some of the gorgeous views on our vacation last week. My dad has a cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. 
Gosh, is it a gorgeous view everywhere you turn! 
Let me share it with you...

Beauty found everywhere.

Where the Wild Things Are | Summerdaze Photo Party

Happy Monday y'all! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend and are enjoying your Summer.

First off let me start by saying I've been a bad blogger friend not posting anything lately. Moving, unpacking, entertaining the kiddos for the Summer and taking care of my grandma has taking all my energy these days BUT I, Allison solemly swear to do my best at being a better blogger friend. Because...

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Your support and kind words make my day. I adore all my blogger friends and have missed you all So much! Okay, enough of the mushy crap. On to some fun in the sun (100+ degrees to be exact!).


It has been blazing hot here in the Sunshine state but oddly enough not near as hot as most States this Summer. So what do we do when it's blazing hot out? We go to the Zoo!

“Let the wild rumpus start!”

~ Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are

Jacksonville Zoo & Garden

We met up with our dear friends BrynAnne, Hannah and sweet little Elliot for a fun playdate.

I spy a girl eating an apple

 Where shall we start first?

So what the it was blazing hot at the Zoo because loved following these two cuties around.

Oh an let's not forget this handsome little guy.

We were lucky to see a critically endangered set of Amur Leopard cubs on video as there mama cared for them. How cool is that? 

Next we were off to the Stingray Bay exhibit.

Time to feed the Giraffe. 

 Isn't he cute?

Poor Elliot didn't know what to think of this tall, linky thing in front of him.

I think this was our first or hundredth time riding the Merry-go-round for the day. 
Is there such a thing as riding it to MUCH? Not when you are 1, 5 and 6 years old. Ha!

This beautiful Spoonbill birdie decided to drop a bomb on me. 
Nothing better than being sweaty and covered in bird poo.  

This makes 101 times, I think? I lost count.

Before checking out the Butterfly Hollow exhibit, it was a MUST to get sno-cones! 

What a great day with great friends!

“Oh, please don't go—we'll eat you up—we love you so!”

~ Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are

 Have you been to a Zoo this Summer? 

M.O.S.H. | Summer Daze Photo Party

Now that we are slowly but surely settling in to our new place and the weeks worth of rain has come and gone we can start checking more things off our Summer Bucket list. 

If you'd like to join in on the Summer Daze Photo Party be sure to stop by Project Alicia to visit  my lovely blogger buddy, Alicia. It's a fun, no challenge, no props, Summer photo party. 

For now, join us as we explore the Museum of Science and History.

“Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go.

Under the sea.

Oh say can you say Di-no-saur? (Yes, dear readers I love Dr. Seuss)

Look mom I found a --- what is this piece again? Oh, the femur? (<--- love this kid!)

Say ahh...

Jacksonville in 1893

Mom, what is this?

“It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air.”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh the Places You'll Go.

Downtown Jacksonville 

 Have you recently visited a museum? Do tell.

Stay tuned for our trip to the Jacksonville Zoo...