Lions & Tigers & Bears.....Oh My!!

On Friday, July 9th, I took the day off work and we headed to the zoo. It was Kason's first trip and it was a little challenging. It was hot and he wanted nothing to do with the stroller. Justin and I spent most of the day passing him back and forth and pushing around two empty strollers. All in all, it was a great trip though. We had lots of fun and it was great to spend a day together with the whole family! While at the zoo, we saw......

Lions (see the one in the tree?).....

Tigers.....

& Bears....Oh my!!

While we were at the zoo, Kenley had her first ever Build A Bear experience! She talked the whole day about how she wanted to buy a panda bear. She brought a purse with some of her own money to buy something that she wanted. She spotted a panda through the window and remembered it all day. We finally made a trip there and made the bear!

If you've never been, it's really cool! They let the child push the pedal to fill the animal with stuffing, then you put a heart in it and do this little song with it. After you finish that, you get on the computer and make a birth certificate, complete with the name you pick!


Meet Cuddles.....the cute pink ballerina panda that Kenley is completely in love with!

Kenley's favorite thing about the whole trip was riding the train. She couldn't stop talking about riding the train and she loved every minute of it while we were riding!

Kason wasn't sure if he loved it or hated it. He sat still when we went through the tunnels, but wanted to stand up while the train was moving. We had a short period where we had to pass him back and forth while he threw a fit. His favorite part of the day was watching the penguins, which he kept calling 'puppy'...lol!

Even though it was a SUPER hot that day, we had a great trip!

We also met some of my friends and their kids at the zoo. It was my first time meeting Amber and her kiddos, as well Julie and her kiddos, and Lisa's kids. I have met Lisa once before and we really hit it off. I knew that we would all get along great and I figured all of the kids would as well. I was right....the kids had a blast and it was great to finally meet the girls I have known for years online!

This is Kenley with Ella, and then Kenley with Ella & Perry. Ella & Perry are the twin daughters of Amber and they were born just 2 weeks before Kenley. Amber and I have said for a long time that they would be fast friends if they ever met, and they proved us right! They had such a great time together. In fact, Kenley and Ella walked around holding hands for an hour or so. I think Perry had a slight crush on Justin too....she held his hand for awhile as well!