Showing posts with label zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zoo. Show all posts

Monday, June 13, 2016

adventures in athens

The boys and I had an absolutely fantastic in Athens last week and it was all FREE!!

We started out at the Bear Hollow Zoo where we saw otters, deer, turkeys, a bald eagle, several owls, a cute white possum and of course bears.  The bears were fluffy and adorable and I wanted to give them a hug but I didn't because that would be super dangerous.

After a picnic lunch we played at Memorial Park for a little bit but the playground was insanely hot so we walked around the lake and saw some pretty ducks and huge turtles!

After the zoo we headed to the Botanical Gardens.  I love that they love trying new things and appreciating nature.  The coolest part, besides me letting them run through the sprinklers when they were watering the gardens, was seeing a cocoa tree, coffee tree and growing pineapple.  They were captivated the whole time and I got another day full of memories with my fellas.











































Thursday, May 5, 2016

zoo field trippin'

Going on field trips with my boys is definitely one of my favorite things.  It's always a treat to be with them alone and see them relating to their friends without a brother around.  

This year the first graders went to Zoo Atlanta, a place I get to go with Logan often and Micah and Connor only occasionally.  Connor enjoyed helping be a tour guide for our little group since he had been several times.  It was a very fun few hours walking around with two buddies in his class and another mom.

Highlights of this trip were...

*being with Connor and his friends
*watching the giraffe pee 
*seeing the huge turtles eating their lunch
*getting to know another mom better
*the African wind tunnel