Spring Break Day

At the end of March, I finally took a day off work to spend some time with the kids since they were on Spring Break.  We decided to spend some time at the Zoo.  Usually when we go to the Zoo, we spend the entire time at the Children’s Zoo.  It’s pretty fun there and the kids can actually pet some animals.  But that is all we ever see!  So this time, I decided to skip the Children’s Zoo in lieu of the ACTUAL Zoo.  That way we could see the animals we don’t often get to see.

The weather was a little touch and go that day.  It rained early in the morning, but was sunny as we started our commute.  When we arrived, I found a close parking spot on the street so I was able to avoid paying parking fees.  As we walked into the Living World, a greeter informed us that the carousal was free for the next hour.  That is one thing we had never done at the zoo.  So, Alex reviewed the map and we headed that way.  There was no line and we walked right on to the ride.  The kids enjoyed it so much we rode a second time. 

From there, we visited the new polar bear exhibit.  That was highly entertaining.

There was never a crowd anywhere in the zoo.  We saw the whole place, visited some of the houses, watched the sea lion feeding and had some ice cream…all before 11am!  There were moments in the day where I saw little glimpses of heaven.  It was gorgeous weather and God was truly smiling on us that day.

At about 11:30, the wind picked up and it looked like a storm was blowing in.  We decided to make our departure and grab some lunch at Fallon’s.  We had a couple pizzas, the kids played some arcade games and the storm passed through.  After leaving lunch, the sky had cleared again.

Once at home, the kids enjoyed some basketball and a nap before heading off for Grace’s lacrosse game.

Praise God for such an amazing day!