The Zoo!

I have to start this post out with a sad, sad story. I brought my camera with me to the zoo and was actually good about taking pictures of my children for once...and somehow I lost 80% of them. But we did have a great time. My cousin has a family pass and was able to get my sister Avree and me and our kids into the Hogle Zoo free. We also got unlimited train and carousel rides so that was a nice bonus! It was so fun to see my cousin Emily and her darling girls. Emily, Avree, and I used to spend hours and hours just playing make-believe games when we were younger and sometimes I can't believe we're all grown up with SEVEN kids between us! There was a really neat bird show that kept the kids pretty entertained. These huge birds were trained to fly right over our heads from one trainer to another. If you go to Hogle Zoo I don't recommend missing it. Anyway, Avree and I said the endeavor was a pilot test for Disneyland and all of the kids but Kate passed. Kate failed with flying colors, running away from me multiple times and getting down and licking the ground several times or eating dirt (at a zoo, no less!). A bag of Cheetos kind of saved me finally. Good think Kate will have about six months of growing up to do before we attempt Disneyland! What a fun day! Thanks Emily Bemily!