Saturday we took the kids to Hogle Zoo. We had so much fun!! I haven't been to Hogle Zoo since I was a little kid and since I am so OLD, it has been a while!! None of our kids had ever been so they were pretty excited!!!
There were so many different things to see. So many animals and other things that were kind of nasty that didn't excite me that much, like the bats and the spiders.
Oakleigh was in heavan!! She LOVES to be outside, and she LOVES animals!! The weather was so nice and warm!!
These monkeys made us laugh pretty hard. They kept picking at each other.
Our best attempt at a family picture!! We tried for another one at the end of the day, but by then we had tired hungry kids and no one wanted to cooperate, so sorry, but you don't get to see that one!!! Ha!!
I think this was the high light of the zoo. This baby elephant's name is Zuri. She was so dang fun to watch.
After we got done at the zoo the kids wanted to do some shopping. So we headed over to Murray to the fashion place mall. But first, we had to feed them. No way was I going to take hungry kids shopping!!
We went to Olive Garden for dinner!! This was by far the WORST experience I have ever had at a resteraunt, and not because of my kids either!!! Our waitress was AWFULL!! She was rude, she never smiled, and she came back ONCE to refill our drinks. After she gave me my bill, I realized why she didn't think she had to try very hard..........because there was 9 of us in our "PARTY" so she automatically got a tip!! SERIOUSLY?? Five of them were kids, 4 of them shared a meal, and one of them didn't even eat!! Oh I was MAD!!!!
Little Miss Oakleigh.........try's so hard to fit in with the big kids!! Pulls silly faces, makes everyone laugh by the silly things she does!!
After dinner we went over to the mall. The kids had a good time and got some school shopping done. They were getting tired so we decided since we were doing more shopping on Sunday, we would go check into our hotel and let them swim for a while. But when we got out to our car........it wouldn't start! NICE!! So Bryan flagged down the mall security guy and asked if he could jump us. But for some "SECURITY" reason, he couldn't. So he saw another guy walking to his car and went and asked him if he could help us, and the guy said he would but he was lost and couldn't find his car! Right, I thought. This guy just doesn't want to help us!! But.....I was wrong. When he found his car he came over and helped us!! He was my new best friend!!!! Even though I have no idea what his name is and I will never see him again!!! Ha ha!! :)
We made it to the hotel and the kids got in a little swimming. Another GREAT night of sleep!!!
We got up Sunday morning checked out of the hotel and ventured out to finish school shopping!! A couple of the kids wanted to go to Ross so since the mall wasn't open yet, Ross was our first stop!! When we were done, we loaded our packages and............our car wouldn't start!! NOT AGAIN!! A big jacked up Ford had pulled up right in front of us so I told Bryan to ask them if they would help us, so he did. But it didn't work because her battery was different and we couldn't get the cables to connect. I was getting really frusterated. I called my sister to see if they were still around hoping they could come help us. And they were, and they did!!! :) I was so nervous to turn the car off after that for fear it wouldn't start again. Bryan dropped us off at the mall and went over to have the battery looked at. We thought we were going to need a new battery, but we didn't. They told us it was just a combination of the heat and all the driving.
So I relaxed and we finished our shopping and headed home. It was a late night. But the kids just watched movies and slept!!
We really did have a fun time. I'm so glad we were able to take this family trip. It's so hard with everyone's schedule to find time to get everyone together, even just for dinner. I am so greatful for my family and for the time we DO have together. I wouldn't have traded this weekend for anything!! (Even the car troubles!!! Ha!!)
Oakleigh was in heavan!! She LOVES to be outside, and she LOVES animals!! The weather was so nice and warm!!
These monkeys made us laugh pretty hard. They kept picking at each other.
Our best attempt at a family picture!! We tried for another one at the end of the day, but by then we had tired hungry kids and no one wanted to cooperate, so sorry, but you don't get to see that one!!! Ha!!
I think this was the high light of the zoo. This baby elephant's name is Zuri. She was so dang fun to watch.
After we got done at the zoo the kids wanted to do some shopping. So we headed over to Murray to the fashion place mall. But first, we had to feed them. No way was I going to take hungry kids shopping!!
We went to Olive Garden for dinner!! This was by far the WORST experience I have ever had at a resteraunt, and not because of my kids either!!! Our waitress was AWFULL!! She was rude, she never smiled, and she came back ONCE to refill our drinks. After she gave me my bill, I realized why she didn't think she had to try very hard..........because there was 9 of us in our "PARTY" so she automatically got a tip!! SERIOUSLY?? Five of them were kids, 4 of them shared a meal, and one of them didn't even eat!! Oh I was MAD!!!!
Little Miss Oakleigh.........try's so hard to fit in with the big kids!! Pulls silly faces, makes everyone laugh by the silly things she does!!
After dinner we went over to the mall. The kids had a good time and got some school shopping done. They were getting tired so we decided since we were doing more shopping on Sunday, we would go check into our hotel and let them swim for a while. But when we got out to our car........it wouldn't start! NICE!! So Bryan flagged down the mall security guy and asked if he could jump us. But for some "SECURITY" reason, he couldn't. So he saw another guy walking to his car and went and asked him if he could help us, and the guy said he would but he was lost and couldn't find his car! Right, I thought. This guy just doesn't want to help us!! But.....I was wrong. When he found his car he came over and helped us!! He was my new best friend!!!! Even though I have no idea what his name is and I will never see him again!!! Ha ha!! :)
We made it to the hotel and the kids got in a little swimming. Another GREAT night of sleep!!!
We got up Sunday morning checked out of the hotel and ventured out to finish school shopping!! A couple of the kids wanted to go to Ross so since the mall wasn't open yet, Ross was our first stop!! When we were done, we loaded our packages and............our car wouldn't start!! NOT AGAIN!! A big jacked up Ford had pulled up right in front of us so I told Bryan to ask them if they would help us, so he did. But it didn't work because her battery was different and we couldn't get the cables to connect. I was getting really frusterated. I called my sister to see if they were still around hoping they could come help us. And they were, and they did!!! :) I was so nervous to turn the car off after that for fear it wouldn't start again. Bryan dropped us off at the mall and went over to have the battery looked at. We thought we were going to need a new battery, but we didn't. They told us it was just a combination of the heat and all the driving.
So I relaxed and we finished our shopping and headed home. It was a late night. But the kids just watched movies and slept!!
We really did have a fun time. I'm so glad we were able to take this family trip. It's so hard with everyone's schedule to find time to get everyone together, even just for dinner. I am so greatful for my family and for the time we DO have together. I wouldn't have traded this weekend for anything!! (Even the car troubles!!! Ha!!)
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3 comments:
Yay! Another post! Keep them coming! I'm sure your WAY behind! Ha ha! Oakleigh is so funny, and has such a cute little tongue. I love Hogle Zoo, I hope we can take my girls next year. The pics are priceless!
looks like you guys had so much fun!!
It looks like a blast. I am glad you were able to get the kids all together for a weekend. What a much needed break! I always love time away where I can relaz and enjoy the family!!!
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