a zoo post... minus animals.

last week parker & i got to meet up with some of our favorite blogger moms {again!} & head to the point defiance zoo & aquarium... so you'd think this post would be filled up with amazing animal pictures, yeah?  well, you'd be wrong.  this trip to the zoo consisted mostly of thousands of kiddos on school field trips & animal exhibits that were closed off to the public, resulting in lots of crowds & very little animal sightings.  zoo fail.

so instead, we sat on the grass & ate lunch.  and it was awesome.  mostly because there isn't much in this world that is cuter than babies hanging out on a blanket eating lunch.

because things like this happen:

yup.  we've officially entered the "i like you so i push you & pick on you" stage.  but apparently this coincides with the "i'll sit here & act cool & maybe you'll come give me a kiss & if you do i'll even take off my hat" stage.

watch out p-ray... they're sisters.

the kiddos had a good time.  they saw a couple animals, they played on toys, & they were fed all the crackers their bellies could handle.  us moms had a pretty good time too... we got to get out in the 70+ degree weather, have some adult conversation, & eat a bunch of melissa's amazing peanut-butter-filled-chocolate-dipped-pretzels.  win-win.

and p-ray totally dug the animals he did get to see.  his mind was pretty much blown when he saw the monkeys.  he kept pointing & gasping & then looking around to make sure everyone else was seeing what he was seeing.  it was pretty much one of my proudest moments as an animal freak a mom.

here are some of the mamas {& babies} we met up with... not everyone is pictured because there was a group of like 20+ and believe me when i say it was a bit chaotic.  but mostly awesome.

pictured:
{emily & poppy} {mandy & bennett}  {mandy & harper}
{austin, kiranda & bella}  {stella & melissa}  {rachel & charlie}

not pictured:
{jill & corbin} ... and more!

love all these ladies.  just like i love your votes.  lots & lots.