Tackle it Tuesday!

So this is my 1st ever Tackle it Tuesday post and it has nothing to do with housework, unless the lack thereof counts?!?!?!

Today the girls were out of school so we decided to take a trip to our Zoo! I have never lived close to a zoo in my life and believe it or not, did not go to one until I was in my LATE 20's! How sad is that huh?? So when we moved here, I knew the ZOO had to be on our TO DO list! :) We got up this morning and headed out! The weather was chilly but not unbearable! :) We found the zoo with no problems thanks to my wonderful GPS system that I praise on almost a daily basis for not getting me lost in this big city! We went right in and stopped for a short potty break before setting out to see all the animals! The Zoo was much bigger than I thought complete with a train and sea lion exhibit and much much more. My favorite was the monkeys! I almost wonder what it would be like to have a monkey for a pet! ;0) We saw lions and tigers but no bears, OH MY! We saw anacondas, rattlesnakes and alligators..ewwwww! The girls got to feed birds that would fly right up and land on you to drink the nectar out of your cup! That was a little too hands on for Emma and I, but Brooke LOVED it!! We saw camels, zebras, kangaroos and even pretty pink flamingos. :0) We had alot of fun and after we were all done, we went and had lunch (just us girls) :0) The girls had a blast, dipping their french fries in the queso dip! (My girls are not crazy about Mexican food like their momma, so they always order chicken fingers or cheeseburgers and their favorite thing is to dip their fries in the cheese dip! YUCK, if you ask me, but hey, what can it hurt?

So that is what I tackled this Tuesday! A trip to the zoo with my children all by myself! My hubby works long hours and it has always been me for the most part that has taken the kids to different things we wanted to do even vacations from time to time. It is not that he does not want to be there, I think he would love to be there, but the career he has, takes lots of time away from his family and neither of us want our kids to miss out on anything! He works hard for us to be able to do the things we do and it makes him happy to know we are out doing fun things even if he can't always come along! Here are some pictures I took today! Enjoy!!

Oh and PS: I promise my next Tackle it Tuesday will have to do with housework! ;0)