Omaha Zoo

We went to Omaha this past weekend as a family. We woke up really early. By we, I should say me. We ended up leaving later than we had hoped, but we still made it to the zoo by about 9am. As we arrived the animals were just sort of getting going and the first thing we saw were all the giraffes coming to life. Bennett's eyes got huge and he really couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was such a good time. If you are ever in the area, we would love to take you there!

This polar bear was an expert at keeping people entertained. He would just swim and swim and he would go right up to the glass. At one point his snout was about a couple inches from Bennett's. Made me kinda nervous. He was huge!


We took a train ride that went around the whole zoo. This way we saw everything, and besides, Bennett loves trains! It was a steam engine, so we were glad we were sitting towards the back because it was really loud.




These elephants we actually didn't see up close. That was our only regret of the day, as that is Bennett's favorite animal. I took this pic from the train.


I can't tell who is more excited to see the giraffes:)


This was first thing in the morning and it was kind of funny because they were all straining their necks to try and reach the leaves of the trees. You could just see their minds going "if only I had a longer neck!"


This aquarium was quite amazing. Sharks were swimming over our heads.


It was difficult to keep Bennett in his stroller because it was much more fun to ride on daddy's shoulders.

belly shot

Some of you have been asking to see a picture of what I look like. There isn't a whole lot to see yet...this is a picture of me from last week, about 21 weeks pregnant.

Summer has arrived

Today we for sure realized that summer was here to stay. After naptime we gathered up our swimming stuff and headed for the pool. Sioux Center doesn't have a ton of ammenities, but one thing it does right is the outdoor pool. We got a summer pass last year and definitely used it so we thought we would do the same again this year. I was hoping that Bennett would grow to love the water as much as me and my family love to swim. Turns out, he might! He didn't stray from the zero-depth pool really, but he was doing the back stroke, getting his hair wet and splashing, soI would say, so far we are ahead of last year by a mile!
It is 9pm and I can barely keep my eyes open. For those of you interested, I will be about 20 weeks along this week already, so about half way there! I am starting to show more and more as well. Dale's trucking is picking up again, so we are thankful for that. He likes to keep busy. Our garden is coming along as well. Not much else to update!