We do the Zoo

On Sunday I wanted to attempt a day trip to Omaha. I have heard great things about the zoo there and thought it would be a fun outing for all of us to take. It was definitely the first road trip for Zachary and both kids did great! Saturday night we rented a mini van to make the journey a little more comfortable and loaded it up with car seats, strollers, snacks, clothes, umbrellas, jackets and entertainment. You would have thought we were going on a weeklong vacation, but I'd rather be prepared! We left around 7am and got there around 9. I fed Zachary while everyone else went to buy tickets. We were worried that it might be kind of cold, but after an hour or so it warmed up. We had such a good time, and I think McKenna really enjoyed the animals. Before we left Josh made her a picture book of animals and when we saw them she marked them off. Once her book was complete he promised her ice cream, which I think was her most favorite part of all :)

--we started in the desert exhibit--

--this monkey was posing for the camera, Kenna said "look at his bum, gross!"--

--she kept asking "are those weal, or pretend?"--

--gorilla valley was a little underwhelming, but they really are so big!--

--this one was posing for the camera--

--Kenna enjoyed riding the merry go round--

--the peacocks were fearless, and trying to steal some of April's popcorn--

--the aquarium was really cool, jellyfish were beautiful--

--these were like the fish on Nemo, swim up!--

--I love these tunnel aquariums. We saw stingrays, sharks, giant turtles, really cool!--

--one of my favorites, the penguins--

--daddy and kenna rode the skylift that went over the whole park, josh said it was the scariest thing he has ever done, because he was so worried about her falling!--

--at the top of the lift was the best parts of the zoo, so pretty. Here we are standing on a bridge looking at some monkeys--

--kenna liked the elephants, the funny thing is there are houses on the other side of this cage. Can you imagine elephants in your front yard? Weird.--

--they had these metal sculptures all over the park. This one was too cute--

--making sure her brother is having a good time--

--the long awaited ice cream reward for completing her book--

--April, Kenna and half of daddy--

--lots of pretty landscaping all over the zoo--

--kenna hasn't ridden in a stroller in months, but she sat in it for most of the zoo, but her favorite way to travel is via daddy's shoulders--

--I'm glad we saved the jungle exhibit till the end. It was so humid, but definitely worth it!--

--very pretty, such cool animals too!--

--crossing the scary rope bridge--

I cannot believe how well the kids traveled. Towards the end of the day (around 5-ish) we were getting home and Zachary was getting tired of the carseat. But I don't think the trip could have gone any better!