zoo date

I was worried that we’d be too cold, but the weather was absolutely perfect! I have always loved going to the zoo, but I especially loved this outing with my kids.  They recently redid the elephant enclosure, so it was nice to see them in their new space. 

We always love feeding the giraffes...

I'm always intrigued by the manatees...

We had a good chuckle at the gift shop :)

Up close and personal with the tiger...

We can’t go to the Fort Worth Zoo without the kangaroo pic 😂

These goats made me LOL 😆 I give Brooke the hardest time about how she chews gum, so when we saw the goats chewing, I died. She didn’t appreciate my humor until we watched the video later 😂

Brooke was disgusted by the huge boa constrictor, but Colby thought it was awesome. 

Love these kids so much 🩷 So thankful for a beautiful afternoon together. Best part: no sibling drama

new year's day

 We came home from camping, had lunch, and headed out on another adventure.  This time to Erwin Bike Park in McKinney.  It was the weekend of spontaneity, and thankfully the Hawkins family was up for joining us! 

Colby quickly moved from Beginner to Intermediate and even convinced me to join him because "you don't even have to do anything."  I was a little nervous, but they were actually super fun!  He then wanted to try Advanced, but that made me nervous.  Gotta leave something for the next time, right??

We attempted to ride on the trails, but Brock and Marlie didn't have gears on their bikes, so it was super difficult for them and I knew it wasn't going to work.  We opted for spending more time on the jumps, and then we headed to Portillo's for dinner together. Such a fun afternoon/evening with friends!