Zoo with the Taylors

Saturday after soccer we met up with friends from Purdue, Niki and Brad. We got to meet their daughter Avery for the first time and see Devin again. Devin really warmed up to Meg and Zach by the end. So much so, that we did dinner together so he could have more time playing with the kids. It was a fun, relaxing Saturday afternoon.

Dinosaurs Alive at the Zoo

Saturday morning we took the neighbors to the Zoo. We hadn't seen the new Dinosaurs Alive exhibit yet and it was the perfect day to check it out. The dinosaurs were huge. They all moved and roared as you walked by. The kids loved that they could control some of the dinosaurs. We toured about half of the Zoo and then did lunch at Culvers.

Off to the Zoo! The Movie

Back at the beginning of February we took advantage of a warm winter day to visit the zoo (check the pictures out here). It was a great time because the animals were so active.

We Meg and dad took some video that day and finally this weekend we got around to putting the video together. Dad trimmed down the clips and then Meg sat in the producers chair and made the. I think she did a great job.

A Perfect Winter Day at the Zoo

We took advanteage of the warm weather this weekend to take a trip to the zoo. The animals were really active, none more then the polar bears which were playing a thrwoing ice into their pool. Meg and Zach both were armed with cameras so stay tuned we will try and add some more pictures and video later this week!

Brookfield Zoo

Sunday turned out to be a beautiful day. We spent the morning at the Zoo. Then we worked in the yard and cooking out with our neighbors for dinner.

Zach, Doggy Doc

This weekend we headed over to the Hammel Family zoo to escape the cold (-22 with wind chill yikes!). Meg and Zach had a great time playing dress up. Meg was a doctor working hard on a young horse. Zach after saving a dog's life went back to working the phones as the Zoo Director.

We spent most of the rest of the weekend indoors. so on Sunday night we had our neighbors over to play a little Wii bowling.

Geocaching, Bikes, Zoo and more

Monday Meg got her cast off. Unfortunately, she still has to wear a wrist brace to give it a little more time to heal.

Saturday Team McLean found 4 geocaches. We also spent some time in downtown Downers Grove where we had an ice cream reward for finding so many treasures. In the afternoon the kids practiced riding bikes. Then we went to Mass (where Elizabeth cantored) and had a Pizza/Movie night.

Sunday morning we went to the Zoo. We rode the MotorSafari for a change. After lunch the day turned really hot and humid. The kids enjoyed getting in the baby pool and playing in the sprinkler. I have to say that we had a great dinner. Chicken Cacciatore and Sangria. We also made a non-alcoholic sangria for the kids. It was a fun night.

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