We got to meet with some friends at the Dallas Zoo. These were our friends in college that moved to Dallas a month after we left - great timing!!! Alas, super fun to meet again, especially since Andy and Pete semi-work together. They opened a new part of the Dallas Zoo that we haven't seen before (as well as raising the price, going to 50% reciprocity and raising parking prices...), so the kids had to climb on the elephant statues!
In front of the African Savannah watching the giraffes: Emily (3), Arabella (almost 2), Joey (almost 7), Annie (
almost 5), Ben (almost 7), Jon (close to 5). The kids were so cute, constantly asking each other's names and who they were supposed to be friends with. Joey finally resorted to calling Ben 'dude,' which Ben transferred back to Joey. It was pretty funny! However, another cute little girl (Arabella) helped convince Ben how much fun another sister would be!
Our favorite part of the Dallas Zoo - feeding the birds! We've done this in at least 5 other zoos and it is never as fun as in Dallas where the birds are unafraid to land on you...or try to open your backpack and take things out, as one bird did to me!
Shellie and Arabella walked in. The birds saw the food and went immediately to land on her head. Arabella did NOT like this! It was such a cute moment...
On our way back home, we stopped in Nashville for a few hours. They have an AWESOME
play place for the kids to run around - definitely the highlight of this zoo! We also saw a bird show that was pretty cool.
Snow cones were another perk! Especially because Ben and Emily didn't want to finish theirs, so I got them. I LOVE
SNOW CONES!!!
Riding the
carousel. Since I'm pregnant and get sick easier, lucky Andy got to ride with the girls!!!
We also stopped at our favorite Children's Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The kids love it there, and I only got a few pictures because we were BUSY the entire 5 1/2 hours! This time we watched 2 little planetarium shows also that added to the thrill of the museum.
In front of the African Savannah watching the giraffes: Emily (3), Arabella (almost 2), Joey (almost 7), Annie (almost 5), Ben (almost 7), Jon (close to 5). The kids were so cute, constantly asking each other's names and who they were supposed to be friends with. Joey finally resorted to calling Ben 'dude,' which Ben transferred back to Joey. It was pretty funny! However, another cute little girl (Arabella) helped convince Ben how much fun another sister would be!
Our favorite part of the Dallas Zoo - feeding the birds! We've done this in at least 5 other zoos and it is never as fun as in Dallas where the birds are unafraid to land on you...or try to open your backpack and take things out, as one bird did to me!
Shellie and Arabella walked in. The birds saw the food and went immediately to land on her head. Arabella did NOT like this! It was such a cute moment...
On our way back home, we stopped in Nashville for a few hours. They have an AWESOME play place for the kids to run around - definitely the highlight of this zoo! We also saw a bird show that was pretty cool.
Snow cones were another perk! Especially because Ben and Emily didn't want to finish theirs, so I got them. I LOVE SNOW CONES!!!
Riding the carousel. Since I'm pregnant and get sick easier, lucky Andy got to ride with the girls!!!
We also stopped at our favorite Children's Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The kids love it there, and I only got a few pictures because we were BUSY the entire 5 1/2 hours! This time we watched 2 little planetarium shows also that added to the thrill of the museum. 
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You had a great trip it looks like! We were so glad we got to see you. I hope we can come visit you sometime. I hope you are feeling great!
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