By the time Tuesday rolled around, we were all ready for a little break from reality. It was time to create some new memories and enjoy some holiday traditions. In other words, Thanksgiving Break was a godsend.
Mr C and Mr J were game for anything over the weekend and Mr J said that sharing a bedroom with just one guy after months of bunking with forty was a treat. In fact, by the end of the weekend, he might have said that sleeping on our trundle bed was like heaven!
Since our weekend guest had not seen much of our fine city, we decided to try to show him some of the best. First stop was the Zoo. In all honesty, first stop was a Mexican Catana with some of the best tacos in town, but I'm not sure that it constituted the best the city had to offer as it was only tacos.
Mr J told us that his last visit to a zoo was when he was five years old so he was in for a real treat. The weather was a little chilly; but thankfully most of the animals we wanted to visit were part of inside exhibits. It can't get any better than walking through a Jungle when its cold outside. J told us that he was really impressed with the Sand Dunes in the Desert Dome, the orangutan house, and the fact that the Zoo was so large.
It was so much fun to see the Zoo through J's eyes and experience the exhibits and animals for the first time all over again. It was amazing to watch the lions, tigers and bears with eyes of wonder. Miss A said that she wishes we could go to the Zoo every week. She loves the animals and would spend hours just "hanging" around the jungle or climbing on the "apes." Miss M thought it was so much fun to be the tour guide and show Mr J her favorite spots to watch the monkeys or where her mother always makes the kids take a picture.
We had a fabulous first day of Thanksgiving Break and know that the fun was only beginning.
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