The kids and I made a "bucket list" for this summer. We have lots of fun things on our list...we'll see how good we are at actually doing them.
Today we decided to go to the zoo. It was a beautiful day!
Rachel took care of Addy for me, and Tay took charge of the stroller so that I could just come along at my own pace and not worry about carrying or pushing anything. They are sweet kids.
Here Taylor was showing Addy the fine art of talking to monkeys.
Matthew and Brooklynn really liked the addition of the animated dinosaurs! Addy was afraid of them though, and called them "skeery!"
It's tradition for my kids to pile into this little African hut...the "jailhouse." Addy was too afraid to go inside...she had just been traumatized by roaring dinosaurs and wasn't feeling too adventurous.
Some of the kids thought the lions were boring because they weren't doing anything...but Addy loved them! She kept saying "Lion King! Lion King!" Too hilarious.
Brooklynn thought the African school house and the display of the warrior's weapons and jewelry was pretty cool.
And this blasted jeep. I dread this jeep...there are always a ton of kids piled on it, and waiting to pile on it...so of course it would be Matthew's favorite part of the zoo. We waited a LONG TIME for this picture!
And of course Lainah had to have her turn!
Look! Lainah is the same height as an Emperor Penguin!
And...Taylor discovered that we've been wrong all of these years...we thought the word he is pointing to was referring to a donkey. Nope. It's a penguin. Who knew!?!
Matthew used to be the same height as this guy...he has grown a ton this year!
Addy's favorite part of the day was playing with these little guys. She didn't want to leave them behind!
And Brooklynn had to have her turn with the penguin encounter...
We didn't make it to all of the zoo...after a couple of hours we were all done...so we came out and had a picnic lunch by the Rose Garden...which has always been one of my favorite spots in downtown Boise. What a great day, I love these kids!
So there's one item off our bucket list...it's shaping up to be a great summer!
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