The Zoo

The kids and I went to the zoo over spring break. It was almost 80 degrees out (if not more) and lots of fun! This was the first time I've ever taken the kids by myself, and I must admit, I was a little nervous, but they were VERY well behaved, and it turned out to be a great few hours together!

We always have to see the giraffes, as they are Grammie's favorites!

Then of course we must call Grammie while we are looking at the Giraffes...


This guy is my favorite. I love watching him, but do feel slight anxiety, nervousness while I'm at his cage. He's so powerful, so huge! He could eat me in a second! Strangely, I think that's part of the draw to him. I'm odd, I know.
Side note: Please, if you're ever with me at the zoo, do not let your child kneel on the top railing of his cage and lean over to get a better view of him. No matter how hard you think you're holding on to him/her. This scares the begeezes out of me. (This happened the other day while I was there...it was someone I didn't know, so I did not feel as though I could say something to the mother...but I would say it to you!)

The kids always love to climb on this statue on our way out! Man, my kids are precious!

My favorite memory of the day was the moment when Hunter looked up at me with a big smile and out of the blue said, "Mommy, thank you for bringing us here!" Sometimes we need our children to model correct grateful behavior to help bring us back to perspective...