The last weekend of September, we took the kids to Chicago to visit the zoo and to see some sights, but mainly to just get away!!! Our first stop was
Brookfield Zoo and their special exhibit called "
Dinos Alive!" We spent most of the week reading
dino books and doing
dino crafts and talking about all the different
dinos that used to live......Will and
Kailyn were both very excited to see "real, big"
dinos! The drive down was great and we made it in great time!! The kids were ready to get out of the car by the time we got there, so we visited the bathrooms and let them walk around a bit before
going to see the huge
dino by the fountain! After seeing and hearing him, we headed to the
dino exhibit and saw all kinds of
dinos...it was really cool, however....
Kailyn was petrified and cried the whole time:( Will on the other hand thought it was great and really liked the T-Rex! He even picked out a stuffed
dino and his name is "
Rexxy!"
Checking out the big
dino by the fountain.......it was HUGE!
One of the many times the kids were out of the stroller (which was their favorite parts)!
Eating our yummy lunch that we packed....the bees weren't too bad so we were very thankful for that!!!!
My little fishes!!!
This one is a little blurry but I love their
silhouettes against the water!!!! They loved the penguins!
They would follow your hands if you moved them in front of the glass:)
Visiting the goats...
unfortunately they had just started their lunch and weren't into being pet:(
Getting tired......
Kailyn discovered the face painting at the Hamill Family Play Zoo and had to do it herself!
We then
proceeded to dress up like a cheetah and posed for daddy!!
In the greenhouse misting the plants.....water + kids= fun!
Kailyn dressed up again....this time as a zoo keeper!!
Not even 5 minutes in the car......he was out!!!!
Since I didn't have M&M's in the house we just used chocolate chips for eyes and luckily I still had some pretzel sticks and some cookie dough in the refrigerator. Will loved sticking on the pretzel legs and Kailyn enjoyed coaching us on what to do next!!!!
Our finished pumpkins.....
You can totally tell that they are both saying "cheese" in this one...but they loved their pumpkins, especially in the dark:)
I think we need to get Will a more boyish apron.......
Too bad we had to cover up the smiley face!
A few weeks back Will had to go back on his neb for about a week!! This isn't all bad as it helps him breath and he is using the mask this time around:) This makes it so much easier and he is more willing ( he loves to turn the machine on and off). On this particular night Kailyn helped him pass the 5 minutes or so by reading a football book to him! Such an act of sweetness!
We had a blast decorating the smaller pumpkins and putting faces on them. The hair was a trip and Kailyn had to have a ribbon in her "girls" hair!
We have lots more fun pumpkin crafts to come......
Of course, the other monkey wanted to get in on the action too!!!!
They would run from the barn all the way across the yard to their leaf pile! Obviously the one with the longer legs got there first every time!
You wouldn't believe how hard Ryan and I had to try for this picture......so worth it!
My precious blessings teach me so many things about the simple things in life......I love you!
Kailyn fell in love with this screen where the things falling would land on her or go around her!
Will dressed up like a paleontologist digging for dino bones...what a great way to do dinos in a different way.
Will "fishing" for different kinds of fish in a stream and getting really wet.....
then we spotted the raincoats:)
Kailyn planting a garden.
Daddy's clay creation! It's got a mohawk:)
Building.....something.....not sure what!
As a family we built this skyscraper....it was hilarious as Ryan and I did all the work..but it was fun anyway!!!
