Knoxville Zoo

Since we were given our Zoo Membership we have been going almost every week to the zoo! We meet up with friends there and just have a good time. The kids get to play and us moms to get somewhat relax while watching the kids play.

Today Pop, my dad, came with us on our trip. He hasn't been to the Knoxville Zoo since the 1980's so it has changed a lot! We met up with our freind Aileen & her little girl Sohpia (who is 5 days younger than Logan) Her older son Tyler was at Summer camp, we will see him later today. Anyway, we had fun looking that the Elephants and Zebras and showing Pop the crazy Gibbon too. The we took the kids down to Kids Cove. Braden played in the water until Aileen had to go home to let Sophia take a nap and pick up Tyler. After she left I let Logan go into the water too. I couldn't get him out! He loved it!!!

After we dried the boys off we took Pop around to see the rest of the animals. Braden fed the camel again and while he was feeding him I brought Logan up to see and the camel almost stole Logan's sippy cup and licked Logan's face. He was devistated and started to cry! I was laughing, but I felt sorry for the kid too. Once the boys were cleaned up from the friendly camel we went into the nice air conditioned Wee Play Zoo area for kids and let them play and stretch before going home. We had a blast, but boy are we worn out!

Let's try this again

Last Friday we tried another splash pad here in Knoxville. Of course Braden loves every moment in these things, but Logan is a little different. He didn't like it the first time we went to one, but after a few times in the sprinkler and the water table at home, he is getting to like the water. We went with our friends Lanie and Michael and Michael brought his daughter Shelby. The kids had a great time together.

Safety City

We have been pretty busy this summer so it has taken me a while to rememeber that I have forgotten to post anything lately. Last Thursday our playgroup decided to check out this place called Safety City. It is just down from our house and is part of a Police Department. They have a kid sized city with buildings, railroad tracks, street signs, and traffic lights. They even have a kid sized Shoneys, Applebee's, and hospital. The idea is for the kids to ride their bikes, scooters, battery powered vehicles, or whatever thorugh the city, but they MUST follow all the traffic rules. This means staying on the right side of the road, following the traffic signals, and watching for fellow riders. Braden is still learning to ride a bike, so I brought his scooter with us for him to ride. I didn't get any pictures of Safety City itself, I will next time, but I did get some pictures of the kids enjoying the playground afterwards. Logan decided he was a "big boy" and that he had to ride the scooter too.