Zoo Trip

We took a little trip on Tuesday. We planned on a short one between lunch and our lessons, but then we didn't want to leave and found ourselves calling about our lessons. Mallory lucked out and her flute teacher had already called the house with news of a sick kid and questions about rescheduling. That was what Mallory wanted! Matthew really loves his tumbling, but he said he'd miss this one if Mallory was free to stay. So we did. We had a really great time. The sun wasn't too bright, but enough to give us little white kids some color after a long, cold, teasing winter! Mallory still has some tan lines from last summer, but the rest of us really need the color!
There is quite a bit of construction going on at the moment, and they are only passing out last year's maps, so we're very anxious to see what they're doing. They've moved the budgies, which was one of our favorites. One of the zookeepers said there was a display about the construction plans on the way to the giraffes, but then we had to go check out the nursery and forgot to go back that way. The nursery was a bit disappointing. Only two tree kangaroos, and they didn't look much like babies! Oh, well, spring has just begun. Maybe more will arrive.
We're hoping to put school into overtime Monday and get up to the zoo again next Tuesday, this time with plenty of time to get back for lessons. The kids have track and field day tomorrow, so we're definitely going to have to focus!
Our new materials arrived while we were at the zoo. My dad called and wanted to talk to the boys about what they'd pay to make that box disappear! With only one day on the new materials, everyone is very excited. They have their goal cards all filled out and ready to go. We're hoping for a lot of fun!