Whew!
For those of you who are raising large families, you understand the shock and awe factor when bringing your large bunch into public settings. For those of you who are not accustomed to such a large crowd, try envisioning bringing a class field trip with you everywhere you go. Luckily, going to places that are common for class field trips means J and I have far less people asking, "Are they ALL yours?" Also our oldest kiddos are now at the age where they help herd the younger ones, which makes our trips progressively easier. We really do have well behaved children.
Last weekend we celebrated StigKidG's birthday! To help celebrate, J and I took all seven children and met up with their Auntie Koko and SigCousinK at the Orange County Zoo. We're always on the look out for cheap or free, fun and educational things to do with the kids, and boy, did we ever get our money's worth from this amazing place. Honestly, it's more of a park with a small zoo on the grounds. There's so much to do there including: Train rides, paddle boats, bike rentals, hiking, horseshoe, volleyball, pony rides, duck pond, several playground sets, BBQ areas and a GIANT snack bar. The best part? COUPONS!!!
For those of you who are raising large families, you understand the shock and awe factor when bringing your large bunch into public settings. For those of you who are not accustomed to such a large crowd, try envisioning bringing a class field trip with you everywhere you go. Luckily, going to places that are common for class field trips means J and I have far less people asking, "Are they ALL yours?" Also our oldest kiddos are now at the age where they help herd the younger ones, which makes our trips progressively easier. We really do have well behaved children.
Last weekend we celebrated StigKidG's birthday! To help celebrate, J and I took all seven children and met up with their Auntie Koko and SigCousinK at the Orange County Zoo. We're always on the look out for cheap or free, fun and educational things to do with the kids, and boy, did we ever get our money's worth from this amazing place. Honestly, it's more of a park with a small zoo on the grounds. There's so much to do there including: Train rides, paddle boats, bike rentals, hiking, horseshoe, volleyball, pony rides, duck pond, several playground sets, BBQ areas and a GIANT snack bar. The best part? COUPONS!!!
The admission to the zoo portion of the park is just a mere $2.00, children 2 and under are FREE. We have one child that is still two... bonus! They had peacocks walking the grounds, beautiful birds of prey, a bear, wild cats, snakes lizards, beavers, tortoises, goats, and so many more.
The children absolutely loved our outing. The highlight for *most* all of us was the petting zoo where we got to go play with all the goats.
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| My sweetheart and our little monkeys. |
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| SigKidAC and StigKidG, two little monkeys in a tree. |
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| Big brother and little sister. |
The Orange County Zoo is open 7 days a week (minus select holidays), from 10am-3:30pm. We had so much fun, it's a fabulous spot for a family daycation.
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