Back in May

Here is a picture of Brenda's birthday, Sarah (with giraffe) and Rachy (with goslings) at the zoo, Michael camping at Father's and Son's, and all of us camping at Wilson Lake with the Barnards. It was beautiful there and we had a great time with friends: eating, hiking, swimming. Rachy didn't come away unscathed, however. She got some 2nd degree burns on her elbow and back that scared us pretty bad.

Mamma's taking us to the zoo tomorrow

Now that the kids are back in school, it's kindof nice to take Sarah and Rachy to the zoo for some special attention. The animals were all very active and we got to see some cool stuff. Sarah wanted to see the "monkeys" first, then she pulled the wagon through the Austrailian exhibit. There were birds and animals out and about everywhere you turned. This blue parrot swooped down on us and nearly hit me. Sarah took some pictures that didn't quite make the cut-I don't see a professional photography career in her future. The playground was closed for repairs, but we ate at the picnic area, then headed to the gorillas. After I pryed Sarah away from the tv screen, we saw a gorilla tearing apart a cottonwood tree and beating his chest. Next we went to the tiger trek where we got to see the trainers feeding/training one of the female tigers. She was doing all kinds of neat tricks for her food. And we finally saw the red panda out of it's little log house! Next we passed the grizzly bear on our way to the otters (mommy's favorite). The bear was in the water, the otters were nowhere to be seen. The penguins were our last stop-only one penguin came to say hello. Rachy by this time was fast asleep and Sarah had to get home for a playdate. That's what we love about having a membership-we can come and go whenever we want.

Wet and Wild at the zoo

We finally renewed our zoo membership just in time to go to the last Wet and Wild day at the zoo. The fire department comes out and sprays the kids with their hoses for an hour, then shuts it off and the kids play in the big puddle. Sarah and Rachel wanted nothing to do with the spraying part, but the big puddle was great fun for them. Thanks to my friend Melissa for the pictures, I forgot my camera.