a Day at the Zoo

Tempe and Maddy on the tiger statues.

Libby and Helena... Libby wasn't too excited to hold her baby cousin.

" Grash! Grash!" said Tempe

All six of us at the bird show--you can kind of see Tempe behind Maddy.

Today Tempe, Helena, and I went to the zoo with my sister-in-law Rachel and her two girls, Maddy and Libby. We have been trying to go all week, but it was hard to find a day where we could both use our cars, the weather was nice, the girls weren't sick, and so on... trying to plan any outing with four girls two years and under is hard! Today was a perfect day to go, though! It was about 72 degrees, breezy with blue skies... perfect for walking around the zoo, especially because the Hogle Zoo is very hilly and double strollers are pretty heavy! We had so much fun seeing all of the animals and riding on the train. Tempe was especially excited to see the giraffes (of course!) We have a membership, so I am looking forward to going a lot over the next year. It's so nice to live somewhere where there are things to do and places to go!

Oh, and I have to add... poor Helena got sunburnt. Yikes! I feel so bad. I tried really hard to keep her out of the sun, but somehow her poor little cheeks got burnt. Poor baby!