Last night, I was feeling restless, so I shot an email to a friend in Pittsburgh asking if she had any plans for today. To my joy, she was available, the weather was lovely, so I told her I'd meet her at the zoo...in Pittsburgh. I roused the kids, packed us food, separated all the animals and away we went. Two hours later, we arrived at the zoo.
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| Ninja faces on, we pose with the zoo sign |
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| Posing with the praying mantis while we waited for Julie to arrive |
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| The otters were just too cute |
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| Ferocious Grace, caged in the Polar Bear cage |
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| Everyone was so busy watching the polar bear, they missed the peacock on the roof |
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| Twig Catfish-the kids howled with laughter and glee over this little fellow |
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| There were some gorgeous flowers in the rainforest area |
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| Where is Josh? ;) |
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| Josh and Julie |
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| More amazing flowers |
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| My boys and me |
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| This little guy was so much fun to watch, popping in and out of the tube coral |
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| The Lionfish-we studied him in science this year, so it was especially cool to see one in person |
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| The seahorse had anchored himself upside down, much to the amusement of the kids |
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| seadragon |
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| David stood stock still watching the peacock walk by him |
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| All four kids, and Josh, fit into the footprint of an elephant |
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| Darling little baby elephant |
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| DANGER! |
I had a fabulous time. I got in some quality Mom time with a good friend and the kids had some fresh air and exercise. True, we spent more time in the van traveling to and from than we did at the zoo, but it was such a nice day for being out and it felt good to do something unexpected and fun after weeks of unrelenting schoolwork.
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