Pool Time!

While in Omaha we stayed at a hotel that had some indoor slides. Dave was pretty excited to stay there so Benjamin could go swimming and sliding. Let's just say, Benjamin LOVED it!! He was in Heaven! All we did the first day when we got to Omaha was go swimming/sliding. Benjamin would wake up early and go to bed late just so he could go swimming/sliding! He would sleep hard each night as he was so tired from all of our activities. Don't let the pictures fool you...Ada HATED the slides. She went down each slide once. One time with me (little slide) and one time with Dave (big slide). For the picture I put her on the slide and let her slide down by herself. She did great but she didn't like it at all. She enjoyed swimming and had no fear of the deep water she just didn't like the water slides at all!

Children's Museum

A trip to Omaha is not complete for us without a stop at the Children's Museum! We spent all Sunday afternoon there and the kids were in heaven. By far the favorite for both kids was picking corn and playing house. Benjamin's favorite thing to do every time we are there is pick corn. Our little farmer! And Ada is following right in his footsteps.

These two decided it was bedtime at the house. Don't they look so cute play sleeping? Benjamin enjoyed cooking in a kitchen that was just his size! He liked looking in the fridge, oven, cupboards, and microwave. He was always busy cooking somebody some food. Ada enjoyed sitting on the couch and organizing the food and dishes.

Another area that Ada spent a good hour at was at the supermarket. She enjoyed grocery shopping. Can you tell she likes fruits and veggies? She did not leave one in the store. She had to put them all in her cart. That was a lot of toys to put away when we were done!

These two had to check out the seat where they had to pull themselves up. Neither one was afraid of going up high. It was only a few feet up in the air but they had a blast. Dave and I were always close by and hanging onto the other end of the rope (so they wouldn't come crashing down).

Benjamin enjoys playing dress-up so he loved being able to dress up and pretend that he was a fireman. Both Benjamin and Ada enjoyed putting out the fire with the water hoses.

We had a great time at the museum and it was hard to believe that we spent all afternoon there! I could have sworn that we were there for only an hour or so! I guess time flys when you are having fun!

Family Fun at the Omaha Zoo...

Recently, we took a family trip to the Omaha Zoo. The weather was gorgeous. We (I) couldn't have asked for any better weather. The day started out with 60 degree temps and warmed up into the 70's. It was perfect. We spent the entire day there. We arrived early in the morning and were they very last people to leave after dusk! It was so nice to be able to walk around without running into a lot of people. Benjamin and Ada loved the zoo! Benjamin's favorite animal were the giraffes while Ada's favorite animals were the rhinos. For some reason the only animal that Ada wanted to see was the rhino and that was her favorite hands down!

I love watching Dave interact with Benjamin and Ada. Isn't this the sweetest thing ever?

Here these two are trying to see how they measure up to the different hand sizes.

Two years ago when we went to Omaha Benjamin had to have his picture taken by every monkey, gorilla, etc. that you could measure up against but this year he was more interested in looking at them then posing by them.

The bear took a liking to checking out Benjamin. Ada preferred to look at the animals from the safe confines of her stroller!

Yes, this is my son feeding the birds. He loved it! It was his idea and he was all about it. The birds seemed to tolerate him just fine. He didn't seem to mind them flying over his head, walking beside him, or anything. Ada tried to feed the birds too but she just wasn't as quiet or gentle.

The other thing Benjamin loved doing was playing with, touching, and feeding the goats. He has always loved animals but has never been the hands on type of kid. Currently, his sister is following in his footsteps as she preferred to look at the goats from her stroller. The whole time she would yell at the goats and tell them not to drink her water. She was pretty concerned that they would take her cup away.

Benjamin enjoyed checking out the trails and look-out areas at the zoo. Ada attempted to do it but landed in the water. Yep, she was petrified and terrified all at the same time! We calmed her down and we were able to continue on our adventure.

I wonder what Benjamin and the gorilla are thinking right about now?

It's hard to take any action pictures of Ada when she doesn't want to leave her stroller. Hopefully, next time we go she will be a little more assertive with checking out the animals and cooperate for the camera. Most of the time we heard, "no picture of me".