A day at the zoo...

The kids didn't have school on Monday so we went to the zoo with some cousins.

I'm not usually an animal picture taker, but this baby elephant was so cute I had to. So Cute! It was actually a great day for the zoo. There was hardly anyone there, probably since a lot of people were still in school and it was COLD. It was snowing on the way up there although it never snowed on us while we were there... but it kept the crowds away. There were also lots of baby animals (elephant, monkey, tiger, giraffe) which was fun to see. And all the animals were very active... we even saw a bear fight.

Since there were no crowds and hardly anyone there I let the kids play on the playground (which I've never let them do... ) and the kids had a blast. Jack and Lauren didn't seem to appreciate the pictures as much...

but Sam and Luke LOVED them and wanted their picture taken on everything... it was a regular photo shoot (I wont put them all in here).

I love this picture... because Katelyn ADORES Jack and Lauren , and she's in heaven when they are around.