Zane decided to take Friday off since it was just a teacher workday so we kept Bryson home from school and decided to make a fun day out of it. We surprised the kids by taking them to the NC State Zoo. We have a membership so we decided the weather was perfect and it might be the only chance we get this Fall to go. Our state zoo is divided into two sections (North America and Africa) and there is a lot of walking between the two. We went ahead and parked in the Africa parking lot and took this bus over to the North America side to start there and conveniently end up at our car. This was one of the highlights of the day for the kids. Bryson has been begging me to let him ride the bus to school and I told him that this was the closest he was ever going to get to riding the bus. :)
It was so nice having two kids who can walk on their own, don't need a nap time, don't need diapers changed, etc. (The baby age definitely has its own perks, but at this phase we're just enjoying the convenience of the preschool age).
After looking at many animals in North America, we were crossing over into Africa when I offered to take the kids' pictures in front of Dora and Diego (I have no clue why it looks like Ashlyn is saying the pledge here). They thought this was neat but then they were really excited when Zane decided the $3 was worth surprising his kids with a 4-D Dora and Diego adventure!
Our kids have never seen any 3-d/4-d movies so they thought this was so neat! It was hilarious hearing them yell out the answers to questions that Dora and Diego were asking, watching them reach out to grab things/push buttons/swing on vines, and hearing their excitement when their chairs were vibrating like they were in an airplane with Dora/Diego.
Like I said earlier, the weather was perfect but these misters were still fun for everyone!
And then we rounded out the day with playing on the helicopter and seeing the elephants.
When we pulled into the driveway at 5:45, our day still wasn't over. Ashlyn and I left to go to a princess birthday party at a local candy store for a friend and the boys went to eat dinner and go watch a High School Football game. Talk about a busy but super fun Friday!!!
2 comments:
What more is there to say other than....HOW FUN!!!!
Mom
It has been a long time since I went to the zoo. Thanks, for taking me along with you. It sure looked like loads of fun. Isn't it always so much better when you see it through the children's eyes? When the kids get excited, I get more excited.
Love ya'll,
Nanna
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