Memphis Zoo with Friends!

We enjoyed a new "first" for our family!  We had a weekend family trip away with friends!  We met the Summitts, Holberts, and other Holberts in Memphis for a weekend at the zoo.  Just staying in the hotel was an adventure for my boys!  Overall, they did so great on the trip.  I am starting to see those signs of easier traveling in the future.  They pulled their own little suitcases.  They slept in the same room together (the living room part of our suite).  Dylan slept on the couch bed and Caleb slept in his pack -n- play.

It all started with some wrestling on the bed, of course.

 Caleb kept saying, "You wanna piece of me?"

 Saturday morning at the entrance to the zoo!

 This boy is REALLY into snakes these days.  So, we were amazed when a zoo keeper had one at the gate and told us all about it.  Then, she offered to let it sit on his shoulder.  I jumped around like a girly girl and he was in heaven.  Look at that proud, sweet face! EEEEEkkkKKK!

 The entire group at the zoo!  Six kiddos age 4 and under, and one on the way! (Lori Holbert)

 This little one was so sweet and rode in the stroller a lot of the way.  The Memphis Zoo is BIG!

 He was the leader of the group, and was quite proud of that!

 After lunch, we were all happy for a little train ride to rest our piggy toes!

 Come 1:30, this kiddo is taking his nap.  I truly love that about him.  He did, however, miss the visit to see the giraffes, and he was looking forward to seeing them.  When he woke up, he said, "but I didn't get to see the giraffes!"  It kinda broke my heart and I wanted to go back to the zoo so he could see them.

 Dylan also is really interested in bald eagles.  He was excited to see 2 at the zoo.

 Love this guy that takes care of us all the time!

 Thankful for the Sit -n- Stand stroller because Dylan still can't walk the zoo without wearing out!

 Dippin' Dots makes any exciting trip complete!

 I took some pictures for Caleb of the giraffes, since he was asleep!

 We weren't 5 minutes into our drive, and Dylan fell asleep!  Tired boy!  We decided to stay Saturday night as well.  Drew, Lindsey, Beau, and Tess stayed too.  We ate dinner at The Commisary and enjoyed some great BBQ.

 Sunday morning was Mother's Day.  We took the boys to a huge park called "Everybody's Tree House".  It was totally over the top.  The boys played forever and we had a blast.  We ate lunch at Outback and headed home.  It was a great trip and we look forward to sharing more trips with friends in the future!