First Day of Summer Fun

We started the summer off right by doing our homework pages first of course and then heading to the Dallas Zoo with friends.  

First we rode the carousel.

 Joey had that nest spinning so fast I thought for sure Arabella would throw up but she just laughed!

 Lily told her horse to "Giddy up".

 And Jon took control of the rhinoceros.

 Lily enjoyed feeding the fish until they began to swarm and were pushing up out of the water with big open mouths easily bigger than a golf ball.  Then, she was happy to let me finish feeding them. 

 This was the first time we were able to catch the bird show and luck was with us because Joey was called as the first volunteer. 

 He had to use those chopsticks to pick the fish out of the water and try to beat the ibis bird.  I was so proud of him and he was so excited!!

 The eagle owl was so big and the bright orange eyes gave a good creepy factor. 

 Such lovely kiddos.

 Jon found the facts about the bald eagle the most interesting.  They shared that they were nearly extinct and that conservation efforts saved them.  Of course this was followed by a plea for donations.  They did at least have a raven that would pluck the dollar bill out of your hand. I let Jon and Arabella do it since Joey was picked as the volunteer. 

 Not a great picture at all but there are 10 of the 11 kids we took to the zoo in that jeep.  I did not get Lily over there fast enough. 

She did think it was great to stand on the front.

I hope this is the first of many great adventures this summer. 

This week I plan to let the kids finger paint, sign up for the summer reading program, and likely go to a park at some point. Summer it is good to have you here, I hope when you are done it will not seem like you flew by but that you were here long enough for us to enjoy your warm weather, slower pace, and our precious time together as a family!