Fun Day at the Zoo

Finally the weather has warmed up! Thank goodness!! So, today we took all of the kiddos to the zoo to get some much needed fresh air. Here are as many of the kids as we could capture in one picture with the elephants:

Avery, Brax, Jay, Drew, Ben (yes, he managed to get out of the seat belt, the stinker!), Daily, Maisey, and Paisley and Xander were off to the side somewhere. Quite the Baby Brigade today!
We got sooooo close to the giraffes. Or, I should say the giraffes got so close to us. They must have been feeling brave. Honestly, Drew didn't stop clapping his little hands and squealing with excitement the whole time. It was just so precious!
And then - ambitious mommies that we are - we decided to let all the babies experience the merry go round for the first time together. Needless to say, it was a HIT! Ben loved it as long as I was holding him (a universal truth for all new experiences he encounters), and Drew was just happy to be riding his little leopard (or cheetah or whatever it is)....
...until I stepped away from him to get this picture. Then, he got a little nervous. It's only understandable when surrounded by so many giant moving animals.

Before we called it a day, we headed to the play area to run around a little while, and let me tell you, Drew and Ben could have stayed there all day long, and been fine. They had a great time. Hopefully the warm weather will be here to stay for a while, and we can do it again soon!