The Zoo....

This post is slightly late, but better late than never, right?

Way back on June 1, our Tuesday morning Bible Study group (from the past two years) went to the Sedgwick County Zoo....Total, we had 5 Mamas, 7 Toddlers, one baby, and a 5 year-old....Sounds like a real interesting group, doesn't it?

And, before I forget, Amanda already posted HERE about the trip, and Debby already posted HERE about the trip....

Anyways, it was a rather warm and humid day to be out....We were glad when a few clouds popped in the sky to cool us off....

First, the elephants....Here's a pic of Luke watching the elephants.



Then, we saw the hippos...I already posted this photo a couple of weeks ago (with regards to food), but I still like it. Amanda is the one who squirted water at them to get them to open their mouths :)



We kept trudging (if that's a word) along in the heat....

But first, STOP -- group photo....

As you can see, it was interesting getting this group to ALL pose for a photo. And, there are 3 Mamas to help with "kid control" in this photo as well (and, I'm one of the Mamas to make sure Luke stayed put)...



Finally, we stopped at the tiger exhibit which had -- air-conditioning! Yes, I remember we stayed here for a bit to cool off....





Whenever we were moving from one exhibit to the other, Luke did a GREAT job at staying put in the stroller -- here's a "dark" pic inside the herpetarium.



But, I will also say that Luke did an EXCELLENT job whenever I let him out of the stroller...like when he was looking at the turtles in the water.



Or, even when playing near a rock....



But, I also remember that Luke is indeed almost 22 months old. He doesn't quite understand the word "still." So, if you've looked at both Debby's and Amanda's blogs, you'll notice a very cute photo of the kiddos with the penguin picture. One kiddo is NOT in the photo. Yep, that kiddo would be Luke.

He was much more interested in this....



After a couple of hours, the kiddos were done, and I'm pretty sure that adults and kids alike were rather warm and needed a break.

So, we all trekked over to McDonald's (with a playland) for lunch....

On the way to McDonald's, Luke did this in the carseat....Poor guy -- he was pooped out.



But, I didn't complain...That little 10-minute powernap of Luke's recharged him just enough for lunch at McDonald's AND the trip home. Therefore, when we did get home, he took a good nap for me :) This Mama is EXTREMELY protective of Luke's naps. After all, I love my quiet time with God in the afternoon, and Marc and I both really enjoy a Happy Luke in the evening.

The zoo trip was a lot of fun! The kids really all did wonderful, and I'll look forward to another time!