For Labor Day weekend, we made our third trip up to the lovely city of Omaha, Nebraska! It was Jonathan's first trip up too. The boys were very excited to be staying at a hotel. Jonathan was so excited that he tried to keep Chris up late but our big man was pretty wiped out from a busy week at school. That didn't stop J from partying until about 9 PM though. In the morning we ventured over to the Henry Doorly Zoo for a day of animals and other fun. Our first stop was the carousel which, unbeknownst to us, did not open until 10AM. Jonathan was not happy with this schedule and let everyone at the zoo know his displeasure for just about an hour. When it finally opened though, the boys took a ride and had fun!
They also loved the zoo train...
And, of course, Christopher's forever favorite, penguins!
I would have taken more animal pictures but it is really difficult to take pictures while your two year-old is either screaming to get out of the stroller or running away when he is out of it. Geesh! Anyway, it was a fun and busy day at one of the best zoos I've ever been to. Later that day we had dinner and ice cream in the Old Market and then the boys swam at the hotel pool. On Sunday, we visited Lauritzen Botanical Gardens which were even more beautiful than in years past!
Jonathan's favorite was the model train garden. Such a cool set up!
Since our last visit, they added an amazing conservatory with all sorts of tropical plants, flowers and trees. We really loved it!
After the gardens, we were all ready to grab lunch and hit the road. It was a nice drive back and we all crashed and watched a movie upon our return. We love Omaha!
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