Zoo Days!

Last Friday we made our annual field trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo, which I think turned out great. It was supposed to storm in the morning but ended up being one of the most beautiful days of the year so far.
We toured the whole zoo minus the elephants and rhinos, which frustrates me because they are a zoo favorite in my opinion and that is one complaint I have about the Omaha zoo, is the placement of these animals. They are way out in the boonies! Anyways, despite this fact the kids didn't really seem to miss them this year.
We at a picnic lunch in Bear Canyon and then finished our day touring the inside exhibits.
The kids were well behaved and very active and enjoyed the trip, I think. We took our wagon and the double stroller but really no one rode in it, so they got lots of exercise. I got some good pictures of the group.

In other news: Christian and Olivia will be leaving our daycare after this week. After two years of being here they are moving on. Olivia is starting Kindergarten in the Fall and Christian will be starting a preschool closer to home. So we will miss them, but that will leave me with one available spot for any kids over the age of 18 months if you know of anyone looking for full-time daycare Mon-Fri.

We will also be doing some "All About Me theme" stuff this week where we will learn about ourselves, our names, our parents' names, our address and phone number. These are things kids should really know before they start kindergarten. So we will begin working on them. Maybe you can help them practice at home with so that they can memorize these things and teach them a code word so they don't go tell strangers these important things.