I rode a camel!

Riding a camel with my girls!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

My friend Lindsey and I took a road trip back to the Cleveland Zoo.  After we went last week I came home so excited that we decided to take all the kids and go again.  The Dinosaur exhibit was only there until mid-September and the camel rides were only a summer thing and I wanted to RIDE a camel.  Just so you know - Lindsey was excited to ride the camel as well - it is no just me!

So we packed up the kids (minus Maxwell, he stayed home with Morgan) and drove out to the zoo.  It is a 2-hour drive but the kids did great - thank heavens for our DVD player and Lion King.  

Playtime at the Park!

We wandered the zoo - saw the koals, feed the lorikeets, pet the sheep, RODE the camels,  watched the crazy kangaroos, saw the amazing dinosaurs, played at the playground, marveled at the beautiful butterflies, laughed at the crazy baby monkeys, and walked and walked and walked.  I love that part of the going to the Cleveland zoo - you walk all day!  We did splurge at the lamest Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop - ice cream was good - shop was not up to B & J's standards for sure!

The Dinosaur Exhibit - Pretty cool!

We visited the "Scoop on Poop" exhibit - yes, it was all about poop - hence the poop measuring picture of Felicity and the picture of Marin on the "toilet".  Our last stop was the rainforest exhibit where the kids saw and were amazed by the anteater - they are pretty big but it is funny that they always get excited when they see it! 

The road trip home was good too - no movie, just nap time!  Most of the kids nodded off soon after the were buckled into their car seats!  Thanks Lindsey, Nathan, and Felicity for a fun day at the zoo - let's plan on it again next summer!

Tomorrow is the first day of school!