Stay-cation Day 3

We were up bright and early on Day 3 of our stay-cation so that we could hit the zoo the minute it opened.  It was very fun, but way stinking hot!!!  That's why we wanted to get there at 9:00 am.  Luckily, there are several misting stations throughout the zoo.  Boy - it sure is a totally different zoo than the one I remember from when I was a kid.  They just completed building a new African Safari area.  It was pretty neat!  This was also the first time our kids went to the birds of prey show.  It was AWESOME!!!  The grizzly bears were our favorite animals to watch this time - they were wrestling each other in their pool. 

Joshua James

The boys.

That one's not a statue.  She's real.

Alison the gorilla.

Nicole's looking for something.

Feeding time at the zoo.

Yikes!

We hardly ever see the wolves because they hang out in the tall grass, but they were walking around today.

I think this guy wanted a Quinton snack.

Sea Lions.  So fun!

Hello, Kitty!

We left the zoo around lunch time.  We ate lunch at home, then I took Nicole with me to the car wash and the store.  I LOVE doing stuff one-on-one with my kids - even working and shopping.  It's a rare treat. 

That night, we packed up and drove to Riverdale for a drive-in movie!  We saw "Planes II, Fire and Rescue" and "Maleficent."  We had so much fun!  We put down all the seats in the van (hence the trip to the car wash earlier) and filled it with blankets.  The kids lounged around in there.  We also had several camp chairs set up.  The baby slept peacefully in my arms the whole time.  We had plenty of treats and a big jug of water.  David was very stressed out about how loud the van was for Bronson's little ears (Bron slept through the second movie).  We'll have to figure out a better sound set up next time, but overall it was a blast.

We got home some time after 1:00 am.  It really wasn't TOO bad because kid shows are generally shorter than adult ones.  Still, we were all pretty beat.