Spring Break, Part 1

We always try to do something fun with the kids for Spring Break. This year we were limited on our fun due to Chris's work schedule and Wade being seven months old. I was determined to do as much as we could with Wade in tow and close to home. We made a last minute decision on Saturday to head to Abilene to visit the zoo. Kate had been asking to go back to the zoo since we went to the Fort Worth Zoo in February. Both Luke and Rachel had been to the Abilene Zoo, but Kate and I had never been. We called Granny to see if she would be able to join us at the zoo. She was able to meet up with us. The kids were excited to see her...and so was I...an extra set of eyes and hands are always helpful!! The Abilene Zoo was a neat little zoo. It is small, but the perfect size for us this day! Some of the highlights were the INDOOR reptile exhibits; a family of lions including momma, daddy, and about four cubs; the bridge that goes over the giraffes; and the trash can in the raccoon exhibit.

The bridge over the giraffes gives you a whole different perspective of them. You can even buy little crackers to feed giraffes. They come right up to the bridge and take it right out of your hand. We were too late to feed them though. They only get to eat an allotted amount of crackers a day and they already had their quota. I was pretty disappointed...this was supposed to be the highlight of my trip to the zoo!

This tiger sat in his bathtub of water most of the time. He did jump out for the kids to see him at the end of the day.
I had a hard time getting good pictures because of the fencing in front of all the cages. My camera would focus on the fence and blur the animals.
Looks like Luke is going to join the lion family for dinner! I guess he did not realize he would be the main course!
After the zoo we all went to eat pizza and then stopped by Granny's house for a quick visit. It was such a fun day!! Completely unplanned but everything turned out great!

Chris ended up getting Sunday and Monday off. Chris took the Rachel, Luke, and Kate to the movies to see Rango. After the movie we all went to the park. This was Wade's first time in the swings. We actually went to the park by our old house, so this is the same swings the other kids took their first rides in. We did not plan it that way, but it was just something I thought about on our way home.




After the park we went to eat burgers at Fudruckers. Rachel spent the early morning hours of Tuesday throwing up her dinner. Chris got sick at work on Tuesday. They were both pretty sick. Rachel threw up four times!! Rachel was better by Wednesday, so we did a little shopping and got everything ready for our trip to Lubbock on Thursday.

More to come in my second installment of Spring Break 2011.