Zoo Fun

We go to the zoo pretty frequently, but it's not very often that we get to go with both Grandma Karen AND Grandpa Harvey!  It was a gorgeous fall day and so we all ventured out for some fun timers.

 Everyone wanted pictures of themselves on the jungle vines..

 And bc Grandma and Grandpa were along, everyone got treated to a ride on the carousel!

 We also visited the local dinosaur quarry for some intense digging.

 And took pictures on various statues.

 Britta got a kick out of sharks and rays at the aquarium too.  Fun day!

One Last Zoo Hurrah

I took the children to the zoo one last time before school started back up.  Everyone got to pick something to go see, and we even shared our ice cream treats.  Love it when everyone gets along and we can have fun together!

Another Brave Day

Another fun day at the zoo!  This time, we went to all different places of the kids' choice.

So happy that (in public) my children are well-behaved!  I always tell them that it makes it possible for me to be able to take them out and do fun things!

Britta just loved the monkeys!

 Brave kiddos, touching a lizard.

My own little family of gorillas :-).

Brave Mommy

Early summer is the best time, in my experience, to pack in the fun timers around town.  (By the end of the summer I'm too hot and too tired of having everyone home all the time to do much more than head to the pool!)  So, it was the first couple of weeks of summer that I was brave and took all five kids to the zoo by.my.self.  And, it was great!  I let everyone pick one spot they wanted to visit and we made our way around the zoo!

 I also told everyone that as a treat we could all ride the carousel!  (And I only got a little motion sick!)

Love my little monkeys!

Zoo Day

 Another beautiful March day and off to the zoo we went with Christian's best buds, Henry and Ben!  The orangutans were out in full force (and sound).  Britta thought they were fascinating...Kari, not so much.  It was a fun morning and I was pretty proud of myself for taking all five kiddos to the zoo without any major meltdowns.

Love these monkeys!

Happy baby!

This picture was from later that afternoon.
Britta loves her swing and I just love how cute she looks in her little hat and red polka dot pants!

Impromptu Zoo Trip

Kari was our navigator

Last Thursday, the day before my "alleged" due date, was beautiful and, for the first time in two weeks I woke up feeling pretty darn good!  So, I decided to take my little girls to the zoo for one last hurrah!  Since I wasn't about to try and push two girls in a stroller, I did what I've never dared to dream of trying--going to the zoo without ANY stroller.  And, let me tell you, it was glorious.  The girls were so well-behaved!  We had a really great time:-).

First stop, the "dino dig"

We also hit up the bear canyon before lunch.

On our way back up, we enjoyed the gorillas.

Kari took this picture :-).

Final stop-the aquarium!

Peek-a-boo!

 Kari had also brought her money and was super excited to be able to stop in the gift shop that the aquarium just so conveniently spits you out into at the end.  She bought herself a blue stuffed animal sea horse (I hate stuffed animals bc we have a MILLION of them).  But, she had been so good and since it was her money (and it was small), I caved.  Both girls left happy bc Kari let Juliana hold her new "pet" all the way to the van.  So sweet.

And, after a full morning, I was blessed with both girls napping--ahhhh:-).