All saddled up and ready to meet friends at the Oakland Zoo this weekend (it was so hot and the weatherman was SO wrong that we ditched the ill-advised long-sleeve shirts within minutes):
This cool camel dude just cracked us up (TubaDad took this great pic of him):
We always love the sweet elephants:
A huge zoo to roam in and hundreds of neat animals to see, and all of the kids wanted to hang out in this field of flowers. They probably would have played on this hill all day:
Thanks to my sweet friend Junebug for this family shot:
The girls wanted a double shoulder ride, and the ascent was a little hairy:
Who knew they had great kiddie rides at the zoo?:
It was pretty funny when the girls tried to flap up into the sky:
A few hours past naptime, we finally did the ole grab-and-go and raced to the car:
Doesn't every good road trip end this way?:
PS: Got to hang out with awesome blogger friends
Michelle and
Kayce today, and while we were chillin at the pool Michelle checked her phone and shrieked that Lisa (
Tate R Bug) got her referral. Whoohoo!! I swear it was the cherry on top of a perfect day. Please head on over to Lisa's site and share the joy. Oh, and please ignore the fact that I look like a dork in the below photo -- Michelle and Kayce look great so I'm posting it anyhow.
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What a fun day!!! Looks like a good time had by all!! No wonder the girls are exhausted!!
ReplyDelete....LOL....Even the camel had fun!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat camel photo. I love your plastic drawers inbetween the girls seats. What a fabulous idea!
ReplyDeleteSweet pictures, and it was fabulous to see you guys this weekend!! I have a few pics of Ro smushing Ree while smiling broadly ... or perhaps it was the other way around! Will send them over once I get everything uploaded, though they don't hold a candle to yours! I love-love-love the pics of the girls climbing onto tubadad's shoulders.
ReplyDeleteI love your family. You guys are just awesome. What a fun day and what a fun family you are. Lucky girls and lucky, lucky you two. It is always a delight to visit your site. I sure wish you all the best..
ReplyDeleteFun times all round!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Lisa!! SO excited for her!!!
What a great time!! You all have so much fun.....and you DO NOT look like a dork....that is a cute picture of the three of you!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for Lisa....I have to go back and check for pics....last I looked she did not have them up yet!!
Hope you all have a great day!
Lisa
The zoo looks like a boatload of fun. We can't wait to take Jammer to one this summer.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Camel picture :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun day. I shrieked quietly at work when I saw the update for Lisa and Tate. :-)
I am taking my girls to the MN Zoo this weekend. They have baby animals out. Let's hope for warmer weather for us but we won't be in any outdoor pool yet. LOL
Look like such a fun day!
ReplyDeleteQuick question: do you schlep all your Nikon equipement with you on outings like this or do you carry something smaller? (I just got the D300 and we need a suitcase to carry everything!)
Thanks.
www.atlastmilanascominhome.blogspot.com
Hey Wanda, we don't usually take the Nikon (too lazy), but TubaDad took it this time because we just got the 18-200 lens back from the shop and he wanted to try it out. I usually just carry the little purse camera with me.
ReplyDeletelooks like you had a wonderful time. What a great idea putting the drawers between the girls seats, full of goodies to keep them busy...
ReplyDeleteI had such a great time yesterday! What a great idea is was to move to the pool. It was a gorgeous day! The girls are getting so big and they are such sweeties too. Grace had fun playing with them and when I showed her the pictures she said "When can we go back and see them girls again?" (Her words-hee).
ReplyDeleteAnd you're right-getting the news of Lisa'a referral was the icing on the cake.
That is defiantly the end of any good trip! Looks like you had a blast! Was there a pool at your zoo or was that somewhere else?
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cool idea of putting the drawer bins in between the seats. I'm gonna have to go out and measure to see if mine would fit too!
ReplyDeleteHad so much fun yesterday! Thank goodness we didn't meet today...we'd be stuck inside with no pool action happening! Thank you again for a great day!
ReplyDeleteGREAT PHOTOS! Your camera is so good... hang on, maybe its YOU that is just really talented?!!
ReplyDeleteAs always looks like the Salsa family had one heck of a fun day!