Happy Valentines Day from the Bunch

Enjoying a great day sunny day at the zoo!

What better way to say "hey kids, I love you" on Valentines Day than a trip to the Dallas zoo. Oh wait... that's right... I spend every waking second with my kids. I feed them, school them, take them on trips, buy them clothes, have birthday parties, and yet some how that is not enough. I still HAVE to get them something for Valentines Day. I am probably the only woman, who is married, that HATES valentines day. If my husband came home with a gift on Valentines Day I would probably lose it. No scratch that, I would lose it and start yelling. He does not need to spend money on some frivolous holiday that someone else decided we should show our love on. He does wonderful nice things all year that are a nice surprise for me and mean even more to me than if he did something on the same day everyone else does. Anyways, back to the kids. I do get them a little something to celebrate. They get a small box of chocolates and heart shaped red pancakes, except the oldest who I buy lunch for. We did really go to the zoo on Valentines Day, but it was a re-scheduled field trip from a couple weeks before that was canceled due to the ice storm.

This was a really hard pic to get, they all kept sliding off!

As usual, we had a wonderful time. I grew up hearing how horrible the Dallas Zoo was and so we always went to the Ft Worth Zoo. We experienced the Dallas Zoo for the first time about 2 years ago and we all agree it is our personal favorite now. The African Savannah exhibit is wonderful. It is so cool to be able to see an elephant run and play. The children's area is so much fun. We could easily stay in that one section for about 2 or 3 hours, we usually limit it to about an hour though so we can see the rest of the zoo. We also like all the interpretive times they have. It gives you a real feel of what they do for each animal. We go once a year during January and February for their penguin days when admission is only $5pp. We look forward to it. I highly recommend going if you are in the area. It is a fun way to enjoy a nice day.

My little adventurer

She loves horses!

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