What a Zoo!

Tuesday we met some of our friends at the zoo. Our little zoo is the oldest west of the Mississippi. It is very small, and doesn't have any really big animals, but it does have otters, kangaroos, and peacocks. In this picture, the kids are looking at the monkeys (their kindred spirits). We spent several hours there that day. We packed a lunch and had a picnic with our friends, and then Braden and Lydia played on the playground with the other children. Braden and one of his good friends enjoyed watching the trucks drive by on the busy road outside of the zoo almost as much as they enjoyed seeing the animals (maybe more). We really enjoy the zoo because the playground is really nice, there are nice picnic tables, and there is lots of shade.

When we went to leave the zoo our car wouldn't start. So Melodie called roadside assistance and they sent someone out to jump start her car. It turned out to be a dying battery, so our adventure that day continued as we went to Wal-Mart to have a new battery installed. To kill time we had dinner at McDonald's, and a very nice man who was eating there made balloon animals for the kids.