Omaha Zoo

Last weekend we took a trip to Omaha for Grandma's birthday (picture of that to come later....) We could take I-29 as far as Rockport before the interstate closed and we were forced to exit. It was crazy to see so much water where it didn't belong. It looked like the Great Lakes dotted with trees and houses. Water for as far as the eye could see....this picture doesn't even do it justice, but it's where we were able to stop and pull over to snap one!

When we got into town we picked up my cousin, Noah, and headed to the zoo for a bit. It was hotter than blazes, so we just did a few of the indoor things near the entrance. Here are Madie and Kaiden on the lions, Madie is doing her lion growl...Grrrr!!! Our first stop was the Wild Kingdom, which we had actually never been in before. They had lots of neat things on display. This was a tarantula, hoping not to find one of those in my house!

BEEP BEEP!!! Here comes the Bahr crew!

Finding Nemo....

They had a big tank in here with lots of turtles and fish. Eric was our photographer and I must say he got some amazing photos. Mr. Turtle was giving him a smile

Kealy loved watching the turtles, but she couldn't decided if she wanted to get close and press her face against the glass, or stand back

Polly wanna cracker?

Madie and Noah looking at some creatures under a microscope

Another place we ventured into that we had never seen before was the Butterfly Pavilion. The kids have really taken a fascination to butterflies and I must say, this quickly become one of my favorite exhibits at the Omaha zoo

There were butterflies EVERYWHERE, and although it freaked me out a little bit to have them flying around me, it was amazing

These green ones are just absolutely stunning

At the end of the exhibit they have a room where all of cocoons are growing. They are behind a glass window, but it was so neat to see all of the different types and how colorful they are. Mother nature is simply beautiful!

EEEKKK! Another spider!

Noah, me, and the kids outside the Butterfly Pavilion

Our next stop was the aquarium. These little penguins are also one of my faves! I could sit and watch them for hours.

Kaiden loved the big sharks, in fact, he ended up selecting a stuffed shark for his toy at the end of the day.

Watching all of the big fish!

"Hey Dad, here comes another shark!!!"

After the aquarium it was time for a snack break. Noah ended up sharing most of his soda and getting covered in ice cream from Kealy! He is so good with the kids and they just LOVE him! It was great to have him tag along so we could have a man-to-man defense on the kids.