Zoo Day

Since moving here several people have told us that the best zoo in the area is in Waco (about 90 min from us). So, when we saw that the 1st Saturday in March was free of commitments and predicted to be warm, we planned our visit.

It turned out to be a lovely day, and we will absolutely be visiting the Cameron Park Zoo again. Waco isn't an enormous city (like Houston or Dallas) so the zoo wasn't over-crowded, but it still had legitimate zoo animals (zebras, giraffes, elephants, etc.). Including time spent eating lunch, we were there less than 4 hours, but saw the entire zoo.

So, here are bunches of pictures from our fun family day:

Super excited to be on our way!

Once we let McKell out of the stroller, there was no way she was getting back in.
One parent pushed the (empty) stroller and took care of the older girls, while the other parent chased this crazy gal around.

She really got "into" the exhibits.

My Mom always complains that I'm not in any of our pictures, so I asked Kaylee to snap this shot.
Your'e welcome, Mom!

Very fun playground inside the zoo.

Waiting for Dad to bring out the ice cream before heading home.

McKell was VERY upset that she did not get her own ice cream treat.
But after throwing a fit for about 5 minutes she contented herself with eating bits from everyone else's.

McKell was in love with this giraffe. Brenna tried to get on behind her, but McKell kept pushing her away.
Not interested in sharing, and not interested in getting off.

Good times. We love weekends that are free for lots and lots of family time. Friday night was really fun, too. We have been reading more books together as a family during the past few months and we recently finished "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". We had promised the girls that after reading the book we would let them watch the movie. Friday was the day, and they LOVED it.