Today was a beautiful day for a visit to the zoo. We made plans to meet up with Becca, Conan and Remy and apparently every other person in the twin cities area also decided to make plans at the zoo because it was crowded! While we waited for our friends we watched some ducks in the lily pad pond outside. One duck started flapping it's wings and it startled both the kids.

We of course had the mandatory giraffe statues photo. Remy slept right through the whole zoo so we didn't bother waking her for the picture.

After we hightailed it out of the crowded zoo we found a nice quiet area to enjoy our picnic lunches.

Remy finally woke up and she decided to show me her, "What are you shoving into my face?" look. Already showing her Mama's humor!

The kids then enjoyed some games and running around in the park. It really was a beautiful day to just lounge around and get some energy out!

After Conan and Remy went home for their naps, the kids and I continued walking through the park and found a couple fun places to check out.

Next time I may skip the zoo, or save it for later, and walk the park some more with the kids. It's been a long time since I've roamed and the kids seemed to really enjoy it too!