Family Day

It is rare for our family to get a whole day, from start to finish, to spend together without something on the schedule, something to get done for church, or one of us having an appointment or work. Today was one of those rare days. On top of being completely free today, I have been feeling much better recently which makes life so much more enjoyable. So, we took full advantage of our day together.

We started off at the Lincoln Zoo. We hadn't been there since last summer. Jonah loved it like usual. It was like a new experience for Silas as he was so much younger the last time we were at a zoo. One thing we love about the Lincoln Zoo is that it is fairly small. We can make it through the whole zoo in just under 2 hours which is perfect for our little ones. Also, we rode the train around the zoo today. We had not done that before.

This is Silas super-excited about the monkeys

Jonah wasn't so sure about feeling the giant millipede

At the end of our time at the zoo, Jonah said that his favorite things about the zoo were the peacocks and the train. Silas said his favorites were the monkeys and the train.

After the zoo, we grabbed some lunch before heading to the Lincoln Children's Museum - one of our boys' favorite places to be. I think our boys could be there all day. Silas loved the police car, the semi truck, and the airplane luggage carrier (see a pattern?!). Jonah enjoyed the semi truck the most.

Sy pointing out himself and Mommy on the TV screen

We have never visited both the zoo and the children's museum in the same day. We figured it would completely wear the boys out, especially since we cut into Silas' nap time. And, it did. Silas was asleep within about 5 minutes of being in the car. Jonah, our non-napper, was out in about 10 minutes. Since we had the freedom of having nothing to be home for we decided that instead of heading home (a 30 minute drive) we would take a detour and head into Omaha to run a few errands (a 45+ minute drive) and let our tired boys sleep a little longer.

Our last stop before heading home was at a consignment sale I was hoping to check out. I have been in need of some more maternity clothes. During my last two pregnancies, I worked 4-5 days a week wearing mostly uniform-type clothing. So, when I pulled out my box of maternity clothes, I realized that I have very little casual maternity wear. I hoped to find some more jeans and summer shirts. At the sale, I was able to find 2 nice pairs of jeans and a maternity swimsuit that looks brand new. Thankfully, the boys were both kept very entertained with all of the toys for sale while I shopped.

We got home just in time to get the boys some supper and get ready for bed. We were all worn out by the end of the day - but worn out in a good way. It was a great day to be together and enjoy some of our favorite things to do. The boys both fell asleep quickly. We are hoping they sleep in tomorrow!