A Very Fun Sunday

Yesterday was a very fun day for our family. After breakfast we all headed to the zoo for Kevin's class. (He signed up for two classes this summer. His first one was Zoo Clues, and his friend Kyle was there with him. They talked about carnivores and herbivores and were then given clues to figure out an animal. Once they said the animal was nocturnal, he figured out that it was an owl! Colin's class isn't until September.)

Kevin was excited to go to class with his dad. This class was about water animals, and they visited the stingray exhibit. Last summer he was too scared to touch the stingrays, but yesterday he did! He was so proud. Kevin (the dad) even fed one. It was a bit strange watching the stingray eat the fish, which made Kevin (the son) laugh when retelling the story. Colin and I had a blast riding the train and playing in the rain. After the class we all went to the aviary and then lunch.

The stingray exhibit at the zoo.

Other children touching the stingrays.

After naps for the guys and a baby shower for me, we made pizzas for dinner and headed to the pool. Kevin again did something new - he went down the slide! He went down a few times last summer, but refused this summer. (Earlier this week we visited a different pool with a simpler slide with Aunt Cathy. He loved that slide, and I think he felt more confident trying Wapelhorst's slide.) He went down at lest 10 times! We didn't have our camera, but here is some other kid going down the same slide. That kid looks happy.

The boys seemed to have a lot of fun. Normally they cling to us. This time they were running around and laughing on their own. They both love jumping to us, but Kevin was telling us to back up so he could jump farther! What a brave day for a very cautious child! For the first time, we actually we there until the pool closed, and the boys didn't want to leave!