Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Landen's First Trip~

Finally getting some hair on top!The kids school took a day off due to so much sickness going around. Half of Mikayla's class was out sick after the week they went to camp and had their hoedown, which I am sure is why so many 4th graders were out. So we decided to go to Cincinnati for a couple of days. We've gone to a few Reds games before but didn't realize how many other fun family activities there are to do there. We decided to go to Hallzooween at the Cincy Zoo the first day. This was October 10th.I made the kids read for awhile before they could watch something in the Dvd player. It is really a treat since they don't get to use it all the time. Landen slept most of the way there and then we all ate once we got to the Zoo. There was a peacock just out walking around the eating area. Mikayla was less than thrilled with this.
Then our sweet little 18 week old pumpkin zonked out for another nap. He did so good that day.
If you grew up in the Midwest like me you'll appreciate this. Although, in Ohio it's not Bob's.

A little costume preview.
Eagle's nest. Amazing how huge they are, what do they do in there?
The kids really loved the reptile house. Also, the zoo passed out candy at various places. Here's Zach enjoying a ring pop.
This picture doesn't do justice to how huge this snake really was. Mikayla said this was her favorite animal of the day.


One of the Lions was roaring so loudly when we walked up, it almost sounded fake. It was the neatest thing to hear. Our Lions at the Indy Zoo are usually sleeping out of sight. I think this was my favorite part of the Zoo.

Zach said his favorite animal was the akobi?? Not sure if that is that right spelling or even the right name.

The baby penguins were almost as cute as our baby.

There's a leopard back there somewhere. Mikayla decided last minute not to wear her costume. She still got some candy, and besides the peacock, really enjoyed the day.
It really was a fun day and nice to see a different zoo. Landen did so great! Thankfully he still likes his carseat and would sleep in there, but when he was awake he was daddy's little sidekick.

1 comment:

Grandma Frieda said...

What a fun trip!! Peacocks are BIG!
Curious about Zach's animal. ??
Glad Landen did well.