Day at the Zoo

I can't believe it's been a year since our last trip to the zoo. I packed us a picnic and headed out this morning. We met my mom and niece there, and we all had a really fun time. 

Morgan was really excited to be there. She kept saying hi to all the animals. "Hi giraffe," "Hi monkey," she'd say while waving with excitement. Oh she was just the cutest little thing!

Sophia didn't like being contained in the wagon very much, so since it was three on three, we let her run around a lot. She was happiest when she was free to roam. She seemed to like the smaller animals the best. She even said "ink ink" when looking at the flamingos. That's how she says "pink."

Here are Morgan and Rachel looking at....um.... I don't remember!

 I think the duck pond and flamingo area was the girls' favorite. We walked by it several times, and each time they wanted to stop and check out the action. I think they liked that the ducks would come really close to them. They had a pretty good view from their level. 

Here we are taking a little snack break. I'm such a proud Mommy!

I'm really pleased the girls did so well today. Sophia had some moments of being not so happy, but what 2 year old is happy all the time?! We're going to spend a lot more time at the zoo. I bought a family membership today and splurged a little. I got the membership that gets us in as many times as we want for a year as well as 2-3 guests depending on whether or not Daddy joins us. That way, we can always bring along a friend (aka helper) or two. We also got 20 passes for the train and merry go round with our membership. Not too bad! So I plan to make a lot of zoo memories in the next year!

Today was also special because it's our five year wedding anniversary!  Since we were sick all week, we didn't get a babysitter in time for us to make plans to go anywhere. We ended up getting some sushi take out and watching a movie. (Shh don't tell my trainer about the sushi!) It was a perfect ending to a really nice day. There's just something about the way I have been feeling lately. I'm finally not in pain all the time and am really enjoying life and taking time to see all the blessings God has given me and my family. It's a good place to be!