A Perfect Sunday

Today was a really great day. The weather in Omaha was perfect!! I think its going to be one of the last nice days we will have this year. So our family decided to take advantage of it. I started my day off with a nice walk. I really enjoy walking though my neighborhood. The leaves on the trees are changing colors and the mums are in FULL bloom! Its great.

After lunch, Matt and I decided to take the boys to the zoo. It was great. We started the day off with the skyfari. For those of you who don't know what that is, its a ski lift that goes from one end of the zoo to the other.

(Josh Matt Alex)

Matt and I had never been on the skyfari.. The boys had, as our good friends took them while Matt and I were in DC. Matt and the boys were looking forward to their ride. I, on the other hand, was a little nervous. I am not a big fan of heights. The last time I went on a Ferris wheel I wanted to hurl and tried not to go into a complete panic attack while I was at the top! I was pleasantly surprised that the skyfari was no big deal to me. Other than the occasional thought that my kid could slip through the bars- he is a skinny little thing after all- and be eaten by the cheetah or get stomped on by the elephant. But I pushed those thoughts away and had a nice time on the ride. :)

A big reason we went to the zoo was to ride the train. It seems to always be the highlight! They love trains. So we got a little snack of popcorn....

Alex

Then hopped aboard the train for a nice ride through the zoo.

As we were wandering around looking at animals, the boys asked if they could go on the carousel. Matt and I thought, why not? We had ridden almost everything else in the zoo. What's one more ride? :) So we hopped on the carousel. Zach rode a rhino, Alex rode a rooster, and Josh chose a horse. Josh was funny as he kept saying "Look at me! I am a cowboy! The horse is trying to buck me off!" Zach was yelling "The tiger is after me!!" -as a tiger was the animal behind him on the ride. And Alex was cock-a-doodle-dooing the whole time. Never a dull moment in the Venn home.

We walked around the zoo some more...
We ended up at the goats...

And the rain forrest...

The boys loved the waterfalls.

We had a really terrific day at the zoo!!

And if the zoo wasn't great enough, we finished the day by sipping down some milkshakes!! Yummy!!

Josh Zach Alex

It was a really perfect Sunday!