Zoo

This morning while we were running some errands, we drove by the Minnesota Zoo.  Katie and Allie have really become very interactive while riding in the car and they immediately saw the sign for the Zoo and said, "Mommy after lunch we want to go to the Zoo."  Well I became quite excited at the thought of them showing interest and helping me plan our day!  After we ate lunch we headed to the Zoo.  I was a bit nervous because I have not taken them to the Zoo by myself for over a year.  Last year when I tried it was a but of a disaster because they both decided about midway though the trip that they couldn't walk and they both needed to be carried.  So because of that precedent I reminded them about 10 times that if they want to go to the Zoo they both needed to walk the entire time. 

I was so proud of them.  We had a great time, all of us walked about 1 mile, and we saw some tigers, turkeys, caribou, monkeys and we even watched the bird show. And to make the trip even more special, on our way to our car we ran into my cousin Sandy and her children. 

I hope we can make more Zoo trips in the future.  It is a great place to spend an afternoon!