A Day at the Zoo

So I've not been very diligent about keeping up on my blog for the last week, but I really have been busy. I've got tons of things to share, but I will have to save some of them for another day.....or this blog will go on forever!
We decided to take the kids on a long weekend trip to St Louis. I have wanted to take them to the Zoo forever, and this seemed like the perfect time to get there. So off we went. The day was perfect. It was cloudy, so the sun wasn't blazing on us. It was only about 82 and there was a nice breeze. The perfect weather to be outside ALL DAY LONG!



This Rhino is my favorite pic from the whole day....he just laid there with his eyes open....
You just felt like he was saying...."seriously" QUIT STARRING at me! Not sure why this amused me so much, but it did. We passed
him several more times throughout the day,
and he was always still in the same spot..eyes
still open!! Poor Rhino.



Here is another pic for the Huonker family album! Of course
Brian jumped right in there like a champ. Anytime he gets to
act like a nut....he jumps at it! You can see that Levi was NOT
EVEN amused about being an otter...after this shot, I told him
that I was going to take his picture every 5 minutes the rest of
the day if he didn't start smiling!! After that, he smiled now
and then....I think just to throw me a bone.


We really did have a great time. The kids were soooooo GOOD!
They all seemed to enjoy everything about the day. We went to
the Sea Lion show, which was super fun. Lily cracked up....we
were in the front row and the sea lions came right out to the front. She could reach out and touch them....she was totally amazed at the tricks they could do!

After a very long day, we packed it in and headed to the Hotel for some much needed rest and relaxation. We hit the White Castle on the way....can you say YUMMY!!! We don't have those around home, so we have to stop atleast once when we travel! After a quick bite the kids
hit the pool for an hour. I even suited up to dive in with them....until I felt how cold the water was....seriously the coldest pool I have EVER felt! The kids were blue by the time they were done....not me!! I was toasty warm by the poolside! We got back to the room, cleaned up and hit the sack by 9pm.....ready to start another day fresh!

I'll catch up with the next day's adventure soon!! Gotta run for now!