After church today, we took the kids to the zoo. The weather was perfect. And given that it was Boo at the Zoo, the crowds really could have been much worse. The kids had their moments of whiny-ness. I did have to seriously threaten that we would come home early if they couldn’t stop telling me “I don’t want…” or whatever. And thankfully, a bathroom prayer for all of our attitudes (mine included) made a world of difference – go figure!
Still it was a fun day. They got to eat lunch in the van on the way. We introduced Eric to the Africa exhibit (though the giraffes were not out). The animals were very active in the cooler weather. The kids got to see all the things they had been asking to see. Timmy was a hoot. A serious hoot. He squealed in delight over the otters and any fish we saw in any exhibit. He was cool with the bears and everything else…but those fish in the brown bear pond, they were really something to see, let me just tell you. 😉
We wore out after a couple of hours of walking (and some soft pretzels), so we packed up and headed home, stopping at a restaurant (!!!!!) for supper. We had the slowest service I’ve ever had at a Bob Evans, and the lack of naps were starting to catch up. So dinner got a bit hairy. But overall, the kids did well. And it was nice to chat with Eric while they watched a video for the rest of the drive home. Best of all, the twins don’t have school tomorrow, so they can recover before heading back to normal routine on Tuesday.
So definitely a very nice day.
