Yesterday we took a family, homeschool, field trip to Lowry Park Zoo. For language arts we are reading and studying "My Side if the Mountain". Hence the trip to the zoo. Our zoo passes have been inactive for years. Since we are Mosi members and September is reciprocal month, we ventured out.

The new exhibit areas are fantastic! The area for the elephants, zebras, giraffe, etc., are very realistic. The elephants seem quite comfortable and roam freely. One mommy and baby were drinking at the lake. They were so cute. The elephants at BG seem so, well.... different. This was quite nice. Our oldest daughter loves the Tamarin Monkeys. In fact, we still have the first, stuffed one that my mom got for her when she was 7 months old! It has cataracts, ect. from the dryer, but it is stored away for when she is older. Memories, you know.... The girls were quite impressed with the length and width of a python. Then we discovered that it was eating lunch; a brown bunny! I think we made him nervous because when he looked in our direction, he began to spit the bunny back up! Poor girls.... my hubby said that snakes like to eat in peace. ummm.... ok.... The girls made a pact not to tell one of their dear friends from church what they had seen as she adores bunnies with her very being.

What a nice time we had. I think we forget sometimes, as the girls get older, that we can still take field trips like this one and log it as school work and have FUN at the same time! Home school doesn't have to be all bookwork and pencils just because they are growing up. It was a good lesson from Mom and Dad.

Be Blessed...