Vacation Day 3

After breakfast this morning we headed to the Potawatomi Zoo. It was only about a ten minute drive from where we are staying. We haven't been to the zoo in forever, so the girls were excited about going. They loved looking at all of the animals, although they got tired of walking toward the end. The boys were great and took turns riding in their strollers and being carried some. Chloe loved seeing the alligators - one of her favorite shows to watch at home with Calvin is Swamp People where they hunt alligators. Aubrey's favorite animal was the white tiger. Gabe's favorite animals were the koi fish. (The girls thought it was funny that the fish were named after Coye. Chloe wanted to know if there were any "Gabe fish" since Coye had "koi fish".) Coye liked looking at everything. They had a petting area where the kids could go in and pet some pygmy goats. The girls weren't scared at all and went right up to them and petted them. Gabe liked petting them as long as Hannah was holding him. Coye liked watching them but wanted nothing to do with petting them. The zoo was a great size - a good variety of animals and we could see everything in about two hours. After we got home, we ate a late lunch and then put the boys to bed. Jenna, mom, and I took the girls to see a movie. The girls have never been to a movie before and have been wanting to go to one for a long time. Brave was playing, so we went to that. We got popcorn to eat during the movie. I was a little worried about them having to sit for an hour and forty minutes, but they did pretty good. Chloe spent the whole time on my lap, while Aubrey sat on Jenna's. There were a few scary parts, but both girls said they liked it after it was over. It was cute and definitely didn't feel like it was that long. The girls were definitely exhausted by the time supper time came around though, so it was eating, baths, and then to bed again for all the children. Hopefully they all sleep well because tomorrow we are 

headed to Shipshewana.

Headed to the zoo

Checking out the snakes and some monkeys

Looking at the koi fish

Coye loved watching them

There were tons of them!

Gabe enjoyed them as well

Petting the goats at the petting part

Coye wasn't sure about petting the goats

Aubrey liked them

So did Chloe

My 3 in front of a sign at the zoo

Coye pointing to an animal

Coye and Gabe

Snack time

Snack time for everyone else too

Gabe and Hannah on a giant tortoise statue

Me and my kiddos on the same tortoise

Jenna, mom, and dad

Gabe loved this thing and kept trying to kiss it

Aunt Jenna and the nieces and nephews

Coye loved the freedom from his stroller

At the movies