I was goofing around yesterday morning about 9:20 when my phone rang. It was my mom, asking if I was ready to go.
“Go?” I asked.
“Yes, to the zoo. We just realized that neither Deb nor I called you, so we thought we’d better do that now,” she said. I could hear laughing in the background.
“Well, I guess I should get ready, then, huh?” I said, thinking through my routine to see what I could dump so as to be ready on time.
“We’re just leaving Cedarville,” she said, “so you have about 45 minutes!”
We hung up, and I started my quick “getting ready” routine.
(Because I know you’re wondering, this zoo visit had been discussed on Monday, so I had been aware of it. But no one called me to verify, and I had gotten consumed with camping preparations, so it had completely slipped my mind. But I was mostly ready when they arrived, and we headed out for the zoo in Deb’s minivan with me, my parents, and my nieces in tow!)
Overall, it was a nice trip to the zoo. Kelly actually walked the entire park (she was pretty beat at the end!), and we saw all the favorites: elephants, rhinos, kangaroos, fishes, and the carousel. There weren’t tons of people there (the threat of rain is a wonderful thing!), it didn’t really rain at all, and it wasn’t too hot. Some pictures of our day:
The wolves (or “doggies) were out:
The moose were very exciting:
Happy Friday!
^That’s okay…it boosts my comment count!^
I don’t know why this computer decided to put that comment on there again. Sorry!
What did getting ready entail that you couldn’t quite get it done in 45 minutes?
Enjoy camping…primitive or fancy??
Oh, yes. They had driven all of 10 minutes from my house when Kelly announced to her mom, “Mommy, I miss Aunt Shannah. Can we please go back to her house and play?”
Gotta love that!
You forgot to say how Kelly wanted to go back to your house because she missed you. I’m bummed I missed this year’s zoo day. Glad you all had fun!
My answer to that question is on Michelle’s site. Just FYI…
Maybe she was in the middle of something at her house.
^ I was wondering the same thing! 45 minutes is enough time for me to do a long routine! ^
Looks like a fun trip!!!
What did getting ready entail that you couldn’t quite get it done in 45 minutes?
that does sound like fun!
super cute girls!!
How fun! I’m always so glad when last-minute excursions work out! WCOL has $5 zoo tickets on sale today. I’m thinking about getting some. They’re good through the end of the year!
Cute nieces, cute zoo pics. Good job on being ready at the last minute–what a fun surprise.Hope you stay dry on your camping trip!