Edinburgh

This past weekend we drove up to Edinburgh for a little "getaway". We took Adalyn to the zoo where we all had a good time even though we didn't get to see all of the animals. We saw lots of penguins and monkeys. She can now do the sign for "monkey" and makes her monkey sounds! That afternoon, we made a very LONG walk up the mountain to see Edinburgh Castle. It is massive and was definately worth the walk. Edinburgh is a great city with lots of historic sites....we'll be back there for sure!

View of the Castle from the StreetAnother View from the StreetEntrance to the Castle GroundsChecking out the Guard...Look at that penguin, Daddy!Having my morning wake-up snack...

Highland Games

A couple of weekends ago we drove up to Braemar to see the annual Highland Games. These are games that a lot of the villages here have every summer. There are events like the hammer throw, tug-of-war, highland dancing, foot races, sack races, battle of the bands (of which I've tried to include a short videoof one pipe band warming up), and the one we attended had a type of mountain race where the runners had to run to the top of the mountain and back down. We were quite impressed with this race as there were runners who seemed to be in their 70's. The Queen also attends these particular games, but we left before her arrival. Adalyn would do her "more" sign when the bands would stop playing. We had a great time!