Trip to The Zoo

On Wednesday, we went to the San Antonio Zoo with a couple of friends. We had a great time, but we weren't able to stay for too long. We left around 9:00am and by the time that we got there, got all of the transportation devices out (strollers, wagons, etc.), got sunscreen on our fair-skinned babies, and bought our tickets it was already around 10:45. We had planned to meet up with another friend at the park for lunch around noon, so we only had about an hour an 15 minutes at the zoo itself. We had a great time, though. We got to see the underwater safari exhibit, which had an underwater view of two giant hippos and a bunch of exotic fish. We also got to see giraffes, zebras, an elephant, a jaguar, and a lot of neat birds. Afterward, we went to Brackenridge Park which is right by the zoo. We brought bread to feed the ducks and Tanner had a great time throwing it in the water. However, she wanted to chase the ducks so bad that I had to grab her over and over again to keep her from falling 4 feet down into the water. I was worn out! We ate lunch and headed home. We rode with Tawny and her kids, Jaxson and Channing, and all of the kiddos napped in the car. It was nice to relax and enjoy some conversation. Tanner is so busy all of the time now that I feel like I am going a mile a minute every day! It is so much fun, but it can be tiring as well. She is at such a fun age. She loves to tell us what all of the animals say, and she can say "baa" for the sheep now. It's really funny, too, because she makes the "b" sound then laughs to make the rest of the sound. She can point to almost any animal in a book now, too. It's amazing to see her learn. She has now learned to say "nack" when she wants a snack and she goes to the cabinet where we keep her snacks and points. Another new thing that she likes to do is hear secrets. Clinton will say "come here, I want to tell you a secret". She will walk over to him with her ear ready and put it up to his mouth. He will say things like, "go get Momma's toes", or "go get Momma's belly button", and she will do exactly what he tells her to do. It's funny! The other day, Clinton hit his thumb with a hammer and it started bleeding so we cleaned it up and put a bandaid on it and he went back outside. A few minutes later, Tanner walked over to the cabinet where the bandaids are and started pointing at it. She wanted one too! I put one on her and she was so excited. She wanted to be just like her daddy! She knows what "potty" means now too. Anytime that I say that I need to go potty, she heads toward the bathroom first. She also likes to pull the toilet paper off of the roll and put it in the toilet. It won't be long before she is doing it too!

I thought this picture of them looking at the elephant was cute



Channing checking out the fish
Jaxson was a good sport. He'll be keeping up with the girls soon!
Tanner and Courtney lookig at the hippos.
Maddie looking at the hippos
Tanner and Courtney had a great time riding in the wagon together.
Cassie, Tawny, and the kids
It was oddly cold when we first got there. By the time we left, it was in the upper 80s.
I love this picture!!