at the zoo

Rachel's last preschool field trip was yesterday--their annual trip to the zoo.  Last year I didn't go because I was in the final stages of pregnancy, and didn't want to walk around the zoo all day with a four year old, so Grandma saved the day and took her.  This year, though, I went, and Rebecca got to tag along, too. 

I took the bigger stroller, because I knew I'd need the bigger basket to carry everything.  And even then, it was overflowing!  It started out as a cold morning, so we needed warmer clothes.  But then it was going to get warmer, so we needed lighter jackets.  So those were all in the basket, along with lunches, diapers, and all of the other ten million things a baby needs for a day out and about. 

Rachel had a great time, and overall Rebecca was a pretty good girl.

Polar bears

Flamingos (Rachel hung out with her friends Blake and Seth, who you see in the picture, for most of the day)

Carousel

She loves these statues!

She was more excited about playing on the various playgrounds than about anything else....

Thankfully it was a BEAUTIFUL day, after lots of rainy ones.  Both girls got some sun on their cheeks (I guess I'm not in remembering-the-sunscreen mode yet! Oops!).  It was a tiring, but fun day.