Our third full day was again a fun one. We started the morning out with an early trip into town. We were headed to the Zoo and got there a bit early, so we took a small car tour of the large arboretum that the University of Wisconsin has. While driving through, we ran into a literal flock of wild turkeys, probably 20-30 walking right in the road. Needless to say, Carter loved them (but was very concerned for the ones in the road and wanted to make sure we "don't crash"). Soon we were off to the Zoo. Here are our two crazy polar bears.
A big highlight of our zoo trip was to see aunt Patty. Unfortunately, Patty could not be with us come Thanksgiving, but hanging out at the Zoo with her was a great memory for us and the boys.
Carter and Parker really seemed to enjoy the zoo as they were able to see many new animals that are not at Atlanta's zoo and others that are displayed in different ways that encourage more interaction. One of the highlights was watching the two large bison. Carter made sure to give them a friendly "moo" when he went to their overlook. I am not sure if Parker's feet ever touched the ground for more than a minute at a time, but he had a blast as well.
While grandpa showed Parker some of the monkey's Carter was learning about what they ate and where they lived with Grandma
We also made sure to have time for some horsing around., Here are the boys playing in the tractor by the petting zoo.
Our time at the zoo was a lot of fun, but again it was off to the house for a quick lunch and nap. When Carter woke, he was determined to go to a playground. Luckily there is a nice one just down the road from Grandma and Grandpa's house, so we again were off to have more fun. We can tell Parker is growing up as playgrounds seem to be more and more fun to him and he is interested in more equipment all the time. Still, his favorite will always be the swings.
But he quickly found some new fun activities with help and encouragement from mom.
Carter kept Grandma and Grandpa on their toes, but even he eventually started to tire and decided to take a nap in the tunnel.
Turns out he was only kidding and both little men continued their adventure (including Parker's first attempt at going up a slide backwards). Carter came behind to lend a helping hand.
By days end, all were very tired. Grandma and Grandpa were kind and gave Mom and Dad an evening off and we headed to a local wine bar for a relaxing dinner.
It again was a great day and we all went to bed early to get ready for the Turkey day to come
No comments:
Post a Comment