Friday, June 10, 2011

three's a crowd






my mom took the day off today to accompany the kids and me to the zoo. i wasn't sure i could manage the outing on my own with all three kids, and boy was i right. the zoo is just so much....in and out of the stroller, holding kids up to see animals, snacks, etc. i am SO thankful my mom was able to go. and that our kids are such troopers. maybe i could take them to the zoo on my own, but i can't really wrap my mind around how that would go.
we got there right when they opened, which was great because it wasn't yet too crowded or too hot. fast forward 2 and a half hours later and we were all pretty toasty and ready to head home. but we got to see a ton of great animals. usually i avoid the children's zoo because it always gets so crowded, but we were able to get in there no problem.

selma had her first ride in the stroller, and let's just say she was less than thrilled. i guess she really just wanted to be pressed against my sweaty body in the baby bjorn.
all three kids went right down at naptime and all three slept for 3 hours!! and even grandma joan took a nap.

2 comments:

Janet Nawroth said...

Oh how fun! Went to the park early this morning and by 10am the kids were wiped out. The heat makes you so tired. Glad you had fun! Our power just came back on so off to put everyone back in their beds from the basement...

Tricia @ Take 10 With Tricia said...

I totally agree that it's tricky to take 3 kids at our ages to the zoo alone. The oldest still needs held up to see so much. Very physically demanding alone. Gets even trickier as the baby gets older and heavier!