Zoo, Zoo, Zoo

Our plan Saturday was to go to Cora's soccer practice before heading over to the Cowboy Festival.

But by the time we made it to the festival parking lot, the line to get onto the shuttles wrapped up, down, around and back.
We waited for about 12 minutes in 92-degree heat and watched the kids melt before Stace decided a better plan would be to go to the zoo, and return to the festival bright and early Sunday.

So, off we went to the zoo!

We enjoyed about four hours there, plenty of time for everyone to see their favorite animal.

 A little hard to make out, but this is me and the kids through the waterfall near Cora's favorite feature, the caves.

And what would a post about the zoo be without at least one animal photo?

With the warmth, the children were eager for a cool treat, and the Icee signs were very tempting. But, at over $5 for a large, we told them we'd get something on the way home.

We stopped at a gas station convenience store two miles away, where I found big Icees for $1 each, plus a big soda for me and Cheetos for Johnny. We were out the door with six treats for just over $6. We certainly pressed that economics lesson to the school-aged children!