What would you choose? On a day that was going to be in the high 90s. Would you…go to an air conditioned mall? Outdoor swimming pool? Or the Lincoln zoo? Only one obvious answer when you are hanging out with 4 kids (3,7,11,13)…go to the zoo cuz it is all about making memories! Great fun! Except for the heat, at 2:30 when we left the zoo it was 95!!! If you know me, I don’t like heat or sunshine! But it was a must and a memory maker, periodically getting to go inside and enjoy some AC! Attached pictures say it all!
At our last AC stop I asked each of the kids individually what they would like to do after the zoo? Yes another multiple choice question! 1. Go home and take a nap, 2. Go home and run around the house 20 times, 3. On the way home stop for ice cream! The 3 year olds response was priceless! He had been pretty bored with the first 2 options and when I finished option 3 his face light up like a light bulb! Ice cream!! However after ice cream when we were driving home I did have a special request, that Aunt Karol “really needed a one hour “time out” and thought it would be a good idea for all of us to take a time out when we got home…no arguments, so we did.
What a wonderful time with Abi and the kids this week. Tomorrow it is on to visit Julia and her family in Council Bluffs Iowa, a little over an hour drive and in the evening on to Treynor Iowa.
What endless fun in your amazing family, and I love the closeup moment with my zoo fav -- the awkward & graceful giraffe. With your temps, glad the ice cream supply is also endless! Meg
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