My three monkeys at the zoo
Last summer, after we returned from Disney (one of the BEST vacations ever!), most of my girls summer was wasted vascillating from the TV to the computer. That was fine with me at the time, they stayed "happy" and out of my hair. They are not too big on playing outside, unless we are at the pool, which we did at least once a week. Other than that, inside homebodies.
This summer I determined was going to be different! They are older now (9, 7, and 5) so I figured we could do a lot more. Katie is transitioning out of naptime, which I have mixed feelings about, but it certainly does open up our days not taking that afternoon nap into consideration! So we have our summer calendar jam packed with fun things to do, little things, big things, around the house things, and of course the pool every chance we get!
On Wednesday, June 3, we had our first Staycation event of 2009 -- the Nashville Zoo. This was a big, big trip for us, THE FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS WITH A STROLLER!!! It was so nice to have the freedom to just walk wherever, not worry about leaving stuff behind, etc. We did pack lunches, but they were very small and not in need of refrigeration. We had lots of fun, despite the heat. One of our favorite, absolutely hysterical things that happened was that at the "Wings of the World" bird show, one of the birds acutally flew off out of the ampitheatre! The host had just been talking about how nothing can keep them from flying off, but that they are trained to follow a certain pattern and then, WHOOSH! There that silly Diego went. They could do nothing to reign him back in, so they had to cancel the whole show. That was a bummer, because we wanted to see more birds, but she said it had something to do with the fact that once one bird "flew the coop" the others might get keen on it and fly away too. We saw lots of cool animals including funny looking zebras, anteaters, meerkats, boring, lazy tigers, elephants, giraffes, ostriches and some very noisy gibbons!! All in all, it was a good, hot day. We left the house about 9:45 and got home after 4:30. Whew!
Stay tuned for more fun and exciting events!
O:)
Melissa
3 comments:
I love those 1st events - 1st time without 10 stops to nurse, 1st time without a diaper bag, 1st time without a stroller. I suppose that will shift in their teen years and we will dread the firsts - 1st time driving a car, 1st date, 1st time off to college, etc...
How fun!!! I can't wait to hear about #2! Let the adventures begin...
Do you have any interest in some StayCation events related to Franklin's historic past??? Of course, I would have 2 boys and one very pretty little girl (hopefully in her stroller) w/ me, but I'd love some company!!! We have the Carter House, Carnton Plantation and Cemetary, and an ISpy Tour of Franklin on the must-see list. When, I don't know but I'm thinking T,W, or Th as it would not be as busy w/ tourists??? Let me know. I have brochures!!!
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