Zoo Time

One reason Natalie may have been more sleepy and tired for swim lessons is that we spent the day at the zoo with friends. That plus no nap may have made her a little less than tolerant of any issues. Although, she is still saying she doesn't want to go.

But, anyhow, we did have a great time at the zoo. We met a couple of cars at the church parking lot. The most funny thing is that I was chosen to be the lead car driving there. We hadn't been there since April 2006, when Natalie was just a little over 15 months old. But, thankfully, we had a safe trip and only lost one car (seriously!). We did finally all meet up together and had a great time together. The kids loved all the exhibits and were very willing to take photo opportunities together!

The group on a bear!

Natalie and JoJo in front of the elephants

John, Ashton, Natalie, and JoJo

JoJo, Chloe, Natalie in front of the monkey exhibit

What a big snake! The snake exhibits were loved by the kids too.

Wow, this slide sure brings back memories...

3 1/2 years ago almost! So does this tunnel...

The giraffe exhibit was under construction when we were there last. Finally, to see the giraffes!!

We had a lunch together and the kids were very happy

Natalie liked the waterfall.

We had one time where I tried to get Natalie to go to the potty before the end. We were almost out when she said she had to go. So, here we are running back up the hill to the potty. But, she made it and received a sucker reward! We were praying the whole time back to the potty!

There was a really neat playground outside with alot of spinning equipment that the kids liked that we finished up for our fun day. I should have put a video of one in here, but forgot! Then, we stopped for a cold drink for Natalie on the way home (a blue slushi, a treat!). We finally were cooled off in the car ride. We came home to see Grandma & Grandpa and thank them so much for watching Nicole while we had our fun time together. Thank you!!