We Went to the Zoo!

It's getting so hard to post updates on here. We've been so busy lately! The school year is ending & Isabelle is super busy getting ready for her first ballet recital. (!!!!!) It seems like we are busy with something every single day. So it was so nice to take a break & head to the zoo with some of our best friends! All 8 of us piled into a mini van and headed to Asheboro for an overnight trip. 

We love staying in hotels. Usually, the girls have a hard time going to sleep. They stay up late giggling at each other. When we stayed at The Great Wolf Lodge, one of the girls ended up in our bed. On this trip, they fell asleep quickly and kept the giggles short. And Mommy & Daddy didn't have to share their bed.

I'm so thankful for technology! And I really mean it, from the bottom of my heart. We had enough iPads in the car for the girls to share and other electronics like a LeapPad and a StoryTime Pad. There was a DVD player in the van so we were able to watch movies. Well, more like movie. I'm pretty sure I can recite the entire script of Mary Poppins. Anyways, all of these things kept the girls entertained and happy. It was a smooth ride & we were all so very thankful.

After settling into our rooms, we enjoyed a yummy pizza dinner. The had a Sir Pizza and there was no way we were passing it up! After dinner, we changed into our bathing suits and headed to the indoor pool. The girls were so excited! Isabelle wore her swim floats and she did really well with them! I took them off her arms for a little bit to see how she would do. She "doggie paddled" pretty well! I could let go of her waist for a few seconds and she could hold herself up. I'm pretty excited about getting her in swimming lessons this summer. I think she's going to do great with it! 

Madeline loved swimming, but loved jumping off the edge into Daddy's arms the most! Last year, she was a little scared of the water. She didn't want to wear floats or life jackets, she just wanted to be held. I was so excited to see her loving the water so much! She laughed and squealed the whole time. It's going to be a great summer, swimming with these water babies!! 

We woke up early and headed to the Zoo! The girls were so excited!

The best money spent during the entire trip was on these nice strollers. I'm so glad we forgot ours at home, these were so much nicer! And really easy to push around all those hills.

Such great dads!

Madeline loved relaxing in her fancy stroller but she wanted to get out at every stop and see the animals. She loved them all! It was so neat to see all the girls so excited about the animals.

photo opp!

The animals where neat, but the girls had the best time climbing on all of the statues! 

Madeline was excited to see all of the animals, but her absolute favorites were the "oh-oh ah-ah's." That girl loves monkeys!! 

She can even walk like them :) She while she was doing this, she was saying, "Oh-oh ah-ah!!" It was the sweetest thing!

We enjoyed our breaks! Even though it was beautiful weather, perfectly shaded and breezy, we still stopped for snacks every now and then. It's hard to pass up cotton candy :)

We even saw a few dinosaurs! Madeline was excited until they started moving around. She stayed close to Daddy!

Isabelle & Lily stayed close most of the day, chatting away! I was so thankful our friends came with us on this trip. We all had so much fun together! It's so nice to have great traveling buddies! It was a beautiful day, and so wonderful to see God's creation up close. I can't wait until next year :)