National Lampoon's Trip to the Zoo

 Once upon a time, we decided to go with friends to the zoo. 

It would be a fun Saturday trip to entertain the kids.

Or so we thought.

We crammed into a swagger wagon to save on gas money and headed down the road.

We had to stop at least a few times to let the children use the potty.

Some children screamed.

Others argued.  And whined. 

When we arrived at the zoo it was a sweltering 94 degrees and the humidity was approximately 7000 percent.  Or so it felt.  We were sweaty and soaked within minutes.

The children were whiny.

So we decided to eat an early lunch in the shade.

No sooner had we sat down....

...and it began to pour buckets.

It didn't seem to care that zoo lunch cost a fortune.

Or that the only shelter available was a 6 inch ledge.

Brooklyn decided to go to sleep after seeing approximately 2 animals, slept through the entire zoo, and woke up in time to see the last animal.

She may or may not have fallen and skinned both knees, approximately 30 seconds before Savannah also fell.  Overwhelmed with two screaming kids, my husband may have forgotten to set the brakes on the stroller.  We may or may not have been tending to the children and then turned around to see Brooklyn's stroller heading off the trail through the woods with all of our stuff in it.  

Grayson also decided the zoo was overrated.

I didn't get any picture of Austin because, well, he has a camera phobia, so he screamed whenever I got near with the camera.  However, he was present and well behaved. 

Savannah's favorite part of the zoo?  The ice cream. 

Not the animals. 

On the way home, we may or may not have stopped 4 times for her to pee. 

And she may not have gotten buckled back in the last time, let us get on the road for 30 seconds, and then said, "I need to poop.  I only went pee last time." 

All in all, though, I think I laughed more that day than I have in quite a while.  

And it was certainly memorable.

Thanks, Brian and Jessica, for the adventure!  

And thank you, dear blog readers, for joining us for National Lampoon's Trip to the Zoo.