Day Two of our Kind of Staycation

Yesterday, we made a trek to the zoo. I've always loved going to the zoo. (Luke used to take me there on dates when we were young!) So this trip was as much for me as for them, but still.....we all had fun!

When we asked Noah what he wanted to see, his first animal he said was a lion. Ironically, that's the first animal we saw there!


Abby made friends with a little monkey.


She thought that was prett funny!



Noah loved the "dirty" rhino. He had been rolling around in the mud which (for some reason) made Noah laugh.


We packed our lunch and had a little picnic by Monkey Island. Unfortunately, the monkeys were put away while they cleaned up the area and (also unfortunately) we were sitting downwind.

I'm pretty sure every family who has kids takes this picture. Abby was fascinated with this little monkey!



We also got to go into the Rainforest, which we've never gone to before. It was very cool! There are some primates and crocodiles and birds. And the whole place looks (and feels!) like a jungle.

Here's Noah riding a frog like a bull.

In the evening, we went out to a local community college where Luke flies his R/C plane. Here he is showing off his skills!

Noah loves to run around and chase the airplanes.