Last week was a BIG week for the boys. JOSH got his first Big Boy bike and is having a blast riding it everywhere. JAKE started to walk behind pushable objects. They are getting so big!
see additional pictures of Josh and Jake under their albums on our PhotoSite
jake walking behind the ride along push cart
jake walking behind josh's cozy coupe
josh riding his bike!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Phillips Park Zoo (April), Cosley Zoo (May)
APRIL 2009 - Phillips Park Zoo, Aurora, IL
Mark and I love free! We are never sure if the kids are going to enjoy themselves OR if they are going to cooperate, they are in the in between phase, where Jake no longer sleeps anywhere and Josh gets defiant when he is over tired. We have a zoo in Aurora called Phillips Park that is FREE! very small, but they have a flower garden and peacocks, otters, foxes, eagles, coyotes, llamas, goats, ducks, turkeys, a reptile house, etc. you can walk the entire zoo in 15 minutes, but again it is FREE and they kids really enjoy it. If nothing else is going on there is also a HUGE 3 playground park right behind the zoo that we try and bring a picnic lunch and hit up both attractions on the same day. We went there a few weeks ago between all the spurts of rain, ere are a couple of pics from Phillips..... see more on our Photo Site, under Day Trips
I was trying to get some nice photos of the kids in front of the tulips, they were gorgeous, but of course niether one wanted to cooperate. I think this is the best picture out of the 12 that I took.
2 sea otters playing
coyotes eating
MAY 2009 - Cosley Zoo, Wheaton, IL
We wanted to do something fun on this long weekend with the kids, but felt Phillips Parked out since we were there just few weeks ago, Mark was researching online and found a second FREE zoo in Wheaton called Cosley Zoo. It was much larger than Phillips, among the different kinds of animals, there was also a caboose with some education puzzles, toys and learning tools for the kids to explore. This zoo had lambs, goats, llamas, burros, pigs, reptiles, coyotes, a variety of birds, owls, HUGE bunnies, etc. It took us about 45 minutes to walk this zoo. Much more wooded/green areas to make the zoo feel more natural. There was a big open/shaded picnic area for lunch. Josh and Jake seemed to have a good time. see more on our Photo Site, under Day Trips
Mark and I love free! We are never sure if the kids are going to enjoy themselves OR if they are going to cooperate, they are in the in between phase, where Jake no longer sleeps anywhere and Josh gets defiant when he is over tired. We have a zoo in Aurora called Phillips Park that is FREE! very small, but they have a flower garden and peacocks, otters, foxes, eagles, coyotes, llamas, goats, ducks, turkeys, a reptile house, etc. you can walk the entire zoo in 15 minutes, but again it is FREE and they kids really enjoy it. If nothing else is going on there is also a HUGE 3 playground park right behind the zoo that we try and bring a picnic lunch and hit up both attractions on the same day. We went there a few weeks ago between all the spurts of rain, ere are a couple of pics from Phillips..... see more on our Photo Site, under Day Trips
I was trying to get some nice photos of the kids in front of the tulips, they were gorgeous, but of course niether one wanted to cooperate. I think this is the best picture out of the 12 that I took.
2 sea otters playing
coyotes eating
MAY 2009 - Cosley Zoo, Wheaton, IL
We wanted to do something fun on this long weekend with the kids, but felt Phillips Parked out since we were there just few weeks ago, Mark was researching online and found a second FREE zoo in Wheaton called Cosley Zoo. It was much larger than Phillips, among the different kinds of animals, there was also a caboose with some education puzzles, toys and learning tools for the kids to explore. This zoo had lambs, goats, llamas, burros, pigs, reptiles, coyotes, a variety of birds, owls, HUGE bunnies, etc. It took us about 45 minutes to walk this zoo. Much more wooded/green areas to make the zoo feel more natural. There was a big open/shaded picnic area for lunch. Josh and Jake seemed to have a good time. see more on our Photo Site, under Day Trips
Wisconsin Dells - Chula Vista Resort
I am WAY behind in posting, we have been extremely busy with all of our crazy schedules. BUT I have time on my long weekend to get everyone caught up....
The first weekend in May we took the kids to Wisconsin Dells and we stayed at Chula Vista Resort. We stayed for 2 nights and three days, which, with little ones was plenty long to be away from home. Jake did not sleep well, as expected, and Josh LOVED the water, no surprise there. Jake was terrified of the water, he did not warm up to it until the third trip down the the water slides. It was amazingly quiet that weekend, and there were never more than a dozen or so kids in the kiddy area. Which was really nice, it was easier to keep track of Joshua, expecially since Jake did not want to go into the water. I have included a few pics from our time away on the photo site and a "sneak" peak on here. We took an entire roll of pics with a waterproof disposable camera and NONE of them turned out, I was so disappointed. At least the couple of times I was brave enough to bring the digital camera into the pool area we were able to get a few snapshots. See more on our Photo Site, under Vacations
The first weekend in May we took the kids to Wisconsin Dells and we stayed at Chula Vista Resort. We stayed for 2 nights and three days, which, with little ones was plenty long to be away from home. Jake did not sleep well, as expected, and Josh LOVED the water, no surprise there. Jake was terrified of the water, he did not warm up to it until the third trip down the the water slides. It was amazingly quiet that weekend, and there were never more than a dozen or so kids in the kiddy area. Which was really nice, it was easier to keep track of Joshua, expecially since Jake did not want to go into the water. I have included a few pics from our time away on the photo site and a "sneak" peak on here. We took an entire roll of pics with a waterproof disposable camera and NONE of them turned out, I was so disappointed. At least the couple of times I was brave enough to bring the digital camera into the pool area we were able to get a few snapshots. See more on our Photo Site, under Vacations
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