Saturday at Como Zoo

This last Saturday, we had a very fun filled day at Como Zoo. Kylie goes every year and still has soo much fun and this was Dawson's first year and he also seemed to really enjoy it or at least enjoy everyone's company :) We brought my godchild with us -- it was her 11th birthday on Friday, so I thought it would be a nice treat to have her join us. Kylie's cousin Brynn also came with with her Grandma; so we had a nice little group and had tons of fun!

I've been to Como Zoo every year for the past 3-4 years and I've never seen the Butterfly Exhibit. It was really cool and the kids didn't know what to think...but the butterflies really loved Dave. They kept landing on his head or his back.

Dawson too really loved the butterflies. He didn't know what to think at first, but kept trying to grab at them! It was really cute! I swear this child is not afraid of anything! :)

Finally after looking at everything in the Zoo (it was Sparky the Seal's birthday too) including Kylie's favorite, the giraffe's:

we headed over to Como Town and rode some rides! Yes, this Mom got onto the "Dragon" rollercoaster! Kylie definitely enjoyed it more than I did -- in which I was completely surprised! She had a blast! Dave and Kennedy also rode a ride with Kylie and it flew in the air and spun by them turning the little table in the middle...no thank you! I wouldn't have made it through that ride! There must be something about having two kids and not being able to handles the rides anymore :)


While in Como Town they had a thing called "Bear Express". Very similar to Build a Bear Workshop...but the "Express" version...so the kids picked out an animal to stuff and an outfit to put on their animals/bear. Kylie and Brynn got the giraffe and Kennedy got a bunny -- both very cute! :) Kylie's giraffe and outfit (cheerleader outfit) were a odd but cute combination...hehe!

We ended the fun filled day with a little BBQ outside the park. Grandpa brought his little gas grill and we cooked up some brats and hot dogs and hung out for an hour or so before we took off for the afternoon. The kids were exhausted by the end of the day and took naps when we got home!

That evening, we had a bonfire with smores of course! It was a great evening for it, until the mosquitos decided to come out around 9:30 - 10 p.m.