Zoo Trip

Today we had a zoo outing with our homeschooling group. The group just got started and is relatively small, but will provide some outings and activities with other kids that will be fun. It's mostly Baptists from the same church, with one Pentecostal, and one Catholic, so there's no pressure or signed statements of belief agreements, which is nice.

This morning started out in the 30s, so I wasn't sure if we'd go or not. I decided to go when it got in the upper 40s and bundled the kids up. Took me 15 minutes to get everyone dressed and out the door since they had motivation. It was a miracle. Especially when we left half an hour later than we needed to to make the meet up time since I wasn't sure we'd be going. Thankfully, it warmed up into the 60s, so it was a beautiful day.

It was my first time going to the zoo with all three kids sans B, but the other ladies were amazing to help watch a baby while I took bigger kids to the potty or hold a big kid's hand when it got crowded.

We didn't know until we got there, but it was school day, which meant that a lot of the area schools were there for field trips. So, I guess we fit in in a way, taking our kids on a field trip.

The kids were so well behaved and we had a wonderful time! We even all crammed in on a seat on the train and got to ride around and enjoy the sun and breeze.

We even had a visit from a peacock while I nursed Drum, which really excited the kids.

Once B gets his yearly raise we're planning on getting a membership so we can go more often. It'll pay for itself in three visits, so it'll be worth it. Now that I know I can make the trip with all three (thank you, triple stroller!), I anticipate more visits since it's only a half an hour away.