Zoo with family

The weekend before school got out (for me at least) Brandon, Candice, and Elan came up to visit, and stopped in Waco to get Debra. We decided to skip church that Sunday and make a trip to the Dallas Zoo. And to make it even more fun, we decided to take the DART rail.  It was just starting to get hot out, so we went pretty early and saw all we could stand, then took the kids to play in the splash area. They were nice and worn out, and all three fell asleep on the train back home.

Waiting for the train

"Nana! We in a tunnel!!"

First up, the carousel. 

Carter flipped a wig before it ever started and decided he was better off sitting in the spinning nest

Meanwhile the "mangoes" came by on their morning stroll

Its a tradition now!

We rode the monorail too

Playing in the water. Please ignore my pasty legs.

Elan loved riding the horse!

And the aviary center. The highlight of the trip for me. D was going through a bird obsession phase, so this was pretty much a slice of heaven for her. They gave you a popsicle stick with birdseed stuck to one end, and the second you walked in the birds would come land on you to eat. Sister was beside herself, trying to pet and hug them, and couldn't understand why they weren't exactly fans of the petting.

Again, not my finest moment.

This bird sat on Brandon's shoulder for the longest time, and literally fell asleep there!

Enough fun

Carousel one last time

This time he actually sat on an animal

Despite being sweaty and gross, we decided to eat dinner at Babe's. Nana decided she would stay home with the kids, so just the four of us enjoyed a nice, fattening dinner. Unfortunately, I had to go to work the next day, but we enjoyed our short weekend with them.