Niabi Zoo

We're on Spring Break right now. And we're trying to live it up! but without spending much money. (Aside from the strollers..this is their debut trip)

So we went to the Niabi Zoo. It's actually in Illinois, about 1 1/2 hours away. And it was FREE! They do a free week once a year, and that week ended on Sunday, so we went on Saturday.

Lucky for us, it was a beautiful day! It was a little bit windy, but we were quite comfortable and it warmed up while we were there. We packed a lunch and ate it in the parking lot, then someone told us that we could actually take outside food into the zoo...nice! Good to know for future visits!

This water lizard was the most exciting part, in my opinion. He was totally attracted to Caleb and as you can see from my face, it freaked me out a bit! Everywhere Caleb touched the glass, the little (big?) lizard would follow with his head, his tongue, his body. ahh! That's why he's like climbing up the glass- Caleb kept moving his hand up and up!

The rest of the animals were cool. We didn't take a ton of pictures...cuz, well, it's a zoo. We've all seen 'em. We go for our kids, right? Caleb thought the giraffe and turtles were pretty cool.

Caleb's FAVORITE part, by far, was the train. It wasn't free, but it was fun. Because we didn't pay for entrance, we felt like we could splurge on a train ride for Daddy and son. :)

Mackenzie and I ate while they rode. yay! :)

And then, just before we left, we found these cool character stands by the monkeys. Mackenzie is the top one and Caleb is the bottom. I love it! They are so stinking cute!!

and our family picture. I think it turned out really good. Caleb looks bored, Mackenzie looks like she's hiding something and Justin and I look like we're just along for the ride.

Yay for free zoo days! more Spring break festivities to follow! :)