Play Date at the Zoo

Yesterday was a SNOWY day, but we had a wonderful time at the zoo with Rachael's friend from school, Carson.  We met his mom, his little sister Charlie (Charlotte) & baby brother (7 months) Cullen there.  It was cold & very snowy, but so worth the trip.  We had so much fun & the zoo was not very busy since the weather wasn't good. It was really nice in the tropics were it was warm & bright.

 Daniel & Charlie checking out the sea horses

 Beautiful!!!

 Carson, Rachael & Daniel were able to get up close to the owl, Charlie was scared.

 Rachael, Charlie, Carson, Daniel in the Tropics

 Carson & Rachael checking out the warty pigs

All the kids in the cave below the fish & crocodiles!

We had so much fun & are just now getting ready for our trip next week.  We are heading up north to Duluth for the week!  We are staying at a nice hotel with a kitchen, a tv room & separate bedroom.  So, it will be nice to make meals in our room, rather than eating out all the time.  They also have a huge breakfast buffet with waffles...you know my kids will love that! We are going to the Lake Superior Zoo one day.  I've signed Rachael up to work with a Paleontologist on Wednesday, March 30, at the Duluth Children's Museum.  She really wants to be a Paleontologist, so it should be really cool for her to get to work along side one for a little bit.  We might also check out the Aquarium, but we've heard mixed reviews about whether it's worth the price of admission.  One day we're just going to explore, see the lift bridge, watch the big ships, go shopping. And one evening we are going to the Waterpark at a different hotel.  I'm sure we will be doing a lot of swimming at our hotel too.  It will be wonderful for the 3 of us to get away from everyone & everything for a little bit.