We went to a really small zoo that has animals that have been rescued from the wild so that they can be kept safe. We saw some tigers, cougars, wild housecats, deer, and a lot of birds. There were peacocks and chickens running around all over too.
Pretty much anytime I point a camera at Jordan he says cheese and squints his eyes usually too. He's doing it here but won't look at me. Isn't he so cute?
Doug and Jackson with the chickens. Jack liked when uncle Tyler would chase them and try to catch them.
Tyler, Doug, Avery, and Jackson rode on a train outside the zoo. It was a pretty short ride but they loved it.
Avery and Jackson held hands during the ride. They held hands a lot all throughout our trip too. Whenever we were crossing a street or walking across a parking lot they'd hold hands. It was pretty cute.
After the zoo we went back to Tyler and Rose's house and the kids took naps. Jack and Jordan slept for a long time. They were pretty tired since they didn't sleep much in the car on the way to California and woke up before 7 that morning. So they slept very good. After naps we went to a nearby lake. Jack was really excited to go. He loves swimming and putting on his swim suit. I was excited to wear my new swim suit too :) Jordan didn't really like the sand until I put his shoes back on. Then he was happy to sit in it and walk in it.
Jackson and Avery fed the ducks.
Cute Avery.
Jordan sat here for a long time. He liked to find sticks and rocks and throw them in the water. Once he threw a stick and it didn't go very far so he scooted a little more into the water and threw it again and he did this a few times until he finally went a little to far for liking. I think the water just touched his tummy, but it was such cold water he hated it.
Doug putting Jackson down after holding him.
Even though the water was freezing Tyler and Doug went swimming in it. The water was so cold I didn't even want to put my toes in it, but I do really hate cold water. I thought they were crazy though. Tyler did it first then took about 10 or 15 minutes to finally convince Doug to jump in too. Once Doug did it though he didn't want to do it again.
Tyler and Doug after swimming.
Jackson having fun in the water.
The next day we went to the park in the morning. Jack played soccer and was excited to kick the ball into a real net.
Jordan swinging.
Jack also played baseball. We brought a bat and a ball so he also got to hit the ball.
The ride home. The kids did pretty good in the car. Jackson did really good. He was pretty happy the whole time. Jordan cried, but only for a few seconds each time until the last hour or so. He cried a lot more then until we got home.
This is why Jackson was so happy. He watched a movie for about 8 hours. We rented two from Red Box when we stopped at McDonalds for breakfast (we even got them free because we used red box codes which let you rent movies for free) on the way to California. He watched one of them the entire time. He just kept saying he wanted to watch it again. He did the same thing on the way home, but watched Diego instead.We had so much fun in California! Next time we visit though we want to stay a little longer so we don't have to do the long drive twice in 4 days. Thanks Tyler and Rose for letting us stay with you and playing with us!
2 comments:
Glad you had fun! Too bad you were here just when the heat wave hit. It was pretty miserable over the weekend.
So fun! I love road trips! Sometimes it can be hard with kids but it seems Jack and Jordan did really well.
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