Mom's Group Outing

Today for Mom's Group we met at Blank Park Zoo. So the picture on the top is of our group after we got done. The picture on the bottom is what the zoo does to four kids....tired. We had a good time, but boy was it ever hot out, there was a lot of people there today. We got to feed the animals in the petting zoo area, and got up close with a wallaby and Cale got super up close when an Emu almost trampled him. Mandy and Curtis +3, Angela +3, Dara +2, Angie +2, me +2 were all there. Angie's daughter Emma is Awnna's good friend from school, plus she has a little brother Carson who is 2. They were so cute, and Angie is very sweet. After the zoo we headed up the street to McDonald's playland for some lunch, the kids got to play some more and the mom's (and one dad) got to enjoy the air conditioning and talking with one another. After lunch we headed for home and around 3:00 Dara dropped Colin and Awnna off to play while she had a hair appointment. The kids had sooooo much fun, they built forts in the basement, watched a movie, ate snacks (according to Awnna 3 bowls of chocolate chips :) and played with water guns. When Dara got back all four of the kids were wearing different clothes. It was pretty funny. Dara suggested we head to Nick & Willies for pizza (thanks again Dara), the kids sat at a little counter area to watch them make pizzas and they got some pizza dough to play with, which kept them busy. It was nice Dara, Shawn and I got some time to just talk. It was a long day, and super fun --to quote Colby.