Houston Zoo

We went to the Houston Zoo a few weeks ago when Uncle Matt and Aunt Kara were in town. It was a hot day, but we still had fun!

Obligatory pose on steaming hot animal statue:

Aunt Kara and Julia in front of the elephants (This was one of our favorite things! There were two babies and they were playing and wrestling with each other.):

Uncle Matt and Joshua:

My littlest monkey:

Feeding the giraffes!

One romaine leaf for each kid:

Look at those eyelashes!

This is the picture we took while a whole bottle of purple gatorade was spilling on the stroller seat.

I told you it was a hot, hot day. The fans and misters were more exciting than the animals!

And a blue snowcone doesn't hurt either:

Everyone minus Matt and Kara and plus John David's friend from next door:

Even the big kids like puffing up their shirts with the fans:

Zoo

Aulora is a gatherer by nature. All the time, everywhere. Gather, gather, gather.

The walk through the zoo was a little slow due to this fact.

We loved the butterfly house!

I'm not sure what this pose was all about, but Joshua came up with it on his own.

Joshua wanted to grab the butterflies.

I love his faces.

The giant turtle picture turned out much better this year than last year.

These two are best buddies.

Joshua was trying to sniff Aulora. She didn't like it!

(John David and Julia are with John's parents right now so they weren't with us for this zoo trip.)

Potowatomi Zoo Trip

Spring break is later here - I guess so the weather will be more enjoyable? Monday was in the 70's so we headed down the street to the zoo. Seriously, it's at the end of our street! By the time we found a parking place I realized we should have just walked.

We rode the train around the zoo.

John David showed off his bigness on this tree stump.

Joshua did not want to show off his bigness. He prefers the ground.

The girls stood still for a picture outside the entrance.

Sweet sisters on the train.

Julia is always ready for her picture to be taken. She loves it.

I tried hard to get a picture of all of them on that stupid turtle. The turtle was hot and there was a line of other camera toting parents waiting for us. And my kids could not get along long enough to be squished together on a steaming hot amphibian.

What's up with that? I finally gave up. My home will not be graced with the traditional "kids sitting on a sculpted animal" picture. Boo.

They thought the ground hogs were fun.
(Or were they prairie dogs? I can't remember.)

I personally loved the flamingos. They kept coming to this fence and walking along it. Then they would duck down and come back up as if to say "boo!". We were pretty sure one of them was going to peck John David's head!

John David was secretly plotting how he was going to pet one of them.

Up close.

Of course, the boy was much too cool to ride with the rest of us on the train. At first he sat alone near the back. I was able to talk him into coming up and sitting in front of us at least. Poor guy. It must be so bothersome to have a mom and brother and sisters who aren't as cool as you....

Pictures From The Zoo

Gran and I took the kids to the Tulsa Zoo a month or so ago.
It was a beautiful day and the kids had so much fun!

Gran and Joshua

Sisters on the Carousel

Julia by herself

How appropriate =)

Deep thoughts

Standing tall on the rock she climbed

I wonder if boys ever grow out of this kind of stuff

Aulora LOVED brushing the goats. It was near impossible to get her to leave the petting zoo. I think I had to trick her, if I remember correctly.

Julia had some cotton candy.
Don't worry - we went to the dentist this morning and she was cavity free!

I really love this picture.
I think I'll get it framed. =)

John David climbed a really big rock

My four monkeys!
(Julia was a very reluctant monkey.)

That's my Joshie Boy! I love him (and miss him since he's been in Tulsa the last few days)!

Riding the train with Gran

This problem will have to be corrected before their teen years, for sure.

Is any caption really necessary here?