Zoo Lights

After all these years we finally made it to zoo lights with the boys!!  Ryan and I went once before Noah was born and we haven't been since...  We really lucked out with our timing (aka - went on a cold rainy night) and only had to wait about five minutes for a train!  The boys were so excited about all of it and I have to say it is pretty amazing (even in the freezing cold rain)!  I can't wait to go again next year!!!!

Ready for our train ride!

A giant mural of lights!!!

Washington Park

One of our favorite things to do during summer vacation was to pack a picnic and spend the afternoon at the zoo or Washington Park.  We would usually start at the zoo and ride the train to the park to have lunch at the amphitheater or rose gardens (Noah's favorite).

Zoo Train!

Hanging at the Rose Gardens!

We can't pass up snow cones!
(this was actually the first time they ever had snow cones)
Noah carefully ate his entire snow cone without
loosing a single drop of it and Silas
basically needed to be hosed off when he was done :)

Oaks Park

At the beginning of the summer the boys and I made a list of all the fun things we were going to do over summer vacation.  One of those things was Oaks Park!!!  I used to go there when I was growing up (mostly to roller skate) but have lots of memories of the park in general.  We met Sara and Atreus there and had a crazy, fun filled day!  I think we rode almost every ride in the park some of them many times.  Noah LOVED the Tilt-a-Whirl, I think we ended up riding it like 6 times.  It is a miracle I did not loose my lunch, I really took one for the team by going on those crazy spinning rides...  We ended the day with some amusement park fried food and ICEEs, can't go wrong there :)

Ready to drive!

They loved the motorcycles!

There are fun "picture holes" all over the park , the
boys thought these were hilarious!
(I'm not sure what the proper term for these are)

Tilt-a-whirl - again

More motorcycle riding!

Silas was not too sure about the carousel.

Cheese!!!!

All three boys on the Frog Hopper!

1st ever carousel ride!

The boys and I on the train!