Lions and Spiders and Bears...Oh My!

Today it almost felt like the beginning of Spring was here! I really don't know how warm it was, probably only about 40 degrees but the sun was out and compared to the sub zero weather we have been having, it felt good!

It was a nice enough day to get the kids outside so, rather than go to playgroup, we took the kids to the zoo. There were only a handful of people there so the kids were really able to run around and play. Of course they loved looking at all the animals. Mya was fascinated with the lions and bears, while my nephew Michael kept stopping to check out various spiders he saw on the ground. I didn't really get down close enough to look though because I have somewhat of a spider phobia. Way back when I was about 8 years old I woke up one morning to a large spider making it's way down from the ceiling and was right over my face when I opened my eyes! Ever since then I have been terrified of spiders. Obviously Michael takes after my sister, who used to try to make spider traps so she could catch them and save them in bottles...Yuck!

The kids all had a fun morning at the zoo...that is until we wre about to leave and Mya decided to jump over a mud puddle and ended up falling right into it. She was quite upset about having to ride home with no pants on!