Heidi and I decided with the help of her mom to take eight children to the zoo on July 3rd this year. We had been wanting to take them all summer, but our schedules weren't meshing. I'm sure a lot of you are thinking dumb, huh? Well aside from the horrendous traffic on the way home, it was a great day. The kids all had a blast! Everyone was really good and the only real whining came from the adults as we all pushed double joggers up the very steep hills. Why does it seem like all the zoo I've been too have these darn hills? Do they want to have you pass out? We totally lucked out with the weather, it was a beautiful warm day with a nice breeze. One of only about six we've had so far this summer. We were even smart and packed all of the kids lunches, the cost of feeding eight kids would have cost a fortune. The kids loved the animals, but it was especially great to see Gracie and Jacob's reactions since they had been babies the last time we went. They squeeled at everything and pointed their little fingers. It did help us forget the heat and the hills. The only bad part was unfortunately the traffic. Whenever it is really warm in Portland or Salem, the people flock to the beach. Combine that with the fact that it was fourth of July weekend, and you'll realize that I was doomed. Needless to say a two hour drive turned into a three hour twenty minute drive. Thank Goodness for gold fish crackers! They saved my sanity. All in all it was a wonderful adventure!
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