April 16th and 17th We decided to take a family trip to Omaha, NE. We have never been there and thought it would be fun to take the kids to see the Winter Quarters Temple and go to the Henry Doorly Zoo.
Friday we picked Savannah up from preschool and drove into Omaha and up to the temple.
Friday we picked Savannah up from preschool and drove into Omaha and up to the temple.
We walked though the cemetery, which was a very peaceful place. It made me reflect again on all of the wonderful people who sacrificed so much for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and how grateful I am for that sacrifice.
Then we went and saw the beautiful temple. The stain glass window was absolutely gorgeous!
After dinner we went back to the hotel and swam...which is always a favorite. Savannah and Madi did great in their life jackets and had a great time jumping off the edge. Olivia was still a little unstable and held onto her dad or had him catch her when she jumped in while Austin hung out with me and watched.
Then the next morning we headed off to the Zoo. I had heard that it was a cool place but I didn't know how much there was to see and do there. They had so many different exhibits and so many different kind of animals it was really a fun place to visit.
These are just a few pictures of some of the different exhibits.
The Desert
The Jungle
The penguins. I have never seen a penguin exhibit like this. It was awesome we could have stayed there all day. They let the kids get right up to the glass and the penguins will swim right up to you.
The sky safari. Savannah, Jason and Madilynn when on a sky safari. It was cool but really scary.
The giraffes from the Sky Safari
Olivia, Madilynn and Savannah on the train ride
Austin on the train ride
The Aquarium
Madilynn, Savannah and Olivia checking out the Orangutans
The tigers. They had so many tigers and lions. They were up and moving and it was fun to watch them. They even had a white tiger. The funny thing was is that they kept spraying their scent on people.We could have stayed there a lot longer but the kids were getting tired and we needed to get home.
Savannah's favorite part was the Butterflies, Sea Lions and the pretty Peacocks.
Madilynn's favorite part was the Tigers and the Ostrich.
Olivia's favorite part was the Bears.
Austin's favorite part was just being outside walking around.
Austin's favorite part was just being outside walking around.
Good times!
5 comments:
How do you do so many fun things? You are always going somewhere and doing fun things with your kids. They are really lucky! That looked like a little fun vacation. And the picture of Austin is adorable. He is getting big!
Love the pics. That shark freaks me out a little bit though. It looks like we will have to make that trip to Omaha too. Austin is already getting so big Allison!! What a cutie.
PS: We found a house!!! YAY. Huge sigh of relief. No more panicked phonecalls from me anymore...HA!
We loved that zoo! It seriously rocks. We could have spent an entire day there.
Looks like you guys all had fun!!
It is fun to see all the great vacation spots you are finding! And to have them so close by!
So fun, sure makes our zoo look sad. Those memories are priceless. We can't wait to see your new house. :)
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