Burnt Monkey

Well we officially survived our first family vacation.

Thursday~All I got to say about this day is....THANK GOD for ipods, portable DVD players and Nintendo DS's. That got us the 4 hours to Omaha. Well, Saige started in about at Omaha and we stayed at Gretna(20mins from Omaha). We got to the room and swam.

Friday~ We went to the Strategic Air and Space Museum. It was pretty cool. Lots of planes and stuff. They had a area for the kids to play in and lots of simulators.
After that(it wasn't as big as we thought it was going to be) we decided to go ahead and go on the North American Animal Safari. It was right across the highway from the Museum. That was pretty cool too. Animals right up next to your car. They had a walking trail to see the wolves and bears. The bears were still hibernating, but the wolves were cool. The male was there by the fence, he was at least 80lbs. We went to the gift store and Saige insisted on a deer. *rolling eyes* We tried talking her into a wolf or buffalo but no she wanted the dang deer. After that we went back to the hotel for a bit, then to Cabela's. Been there before, but we were trying to kill time before we ate. Then we ate and swam again.

Saturday~ We went to the Omaha Zoo. And if you ever get the chance to go, GO! It is awsome! We did all the inside stuff first to let it warm up outside. The Biodome is cool! It's all about the desert. Then we went to the Lied Jungle, of course it's all about jungles. Then to the Aquarium. That is so cool. Sharks swimming above you and all sorts of fish, turtles, and sting rays. Then we went outside and did that. We went by the train. And Saige threw a fit wanting on it. Well there weren't enough seats for us to get on that time. And we would have to wait like a half hour to get on the next time. So there is another train depot on the other side so we walked to it. We get there wait in line and Saige is like "I wanna ride the merry go round not the train." We all say "No we are riding the trian!" Cause she bitched the whole way across the zoo about the dang train. So we get on it and that is an hour I'll never get back. She wasn't excited at all. So we get off and then go see the cats and bears. The dang polar bear is going back and forth the whole time. For like an hour it has done this. We swear it is mechanical. :) All in all it was a great time. We got there at 10:30 and left at 4:30 and still didn't see it all. We are thinking about going back next year with more family. Plus in about 2 weeks they are opening a Skyfari, like a ski lift that takes you through the zoo in the air. Looked cool. So we go back to the hotel and then out to eat and more swimming.

It was a great trip and I'm glad we went on it. Now I bet you are wondering why I named this post "Burnt Monkey"
On our way to the zoo I'm telling Micah the directions.
"Turn right on 13th Street"
"Now you will need to take a left on Bert Murphy"
Micah "What kinda name is that for a zoo street. Burnt Monkey!"
Me "No you idiot it's Bert Murphy!"

He still swears I said Burnt Monkey.

Crappy Easter Egg Hunt

I was sooooo flippin MAD Saturday! We went to the town's first Easter
Egg hunt(and boy could you tell it was the first!) It started at 11am,
so we left the house at 10:45, we live two blocks away, so we were
there in PLENTY of time. Well I went to the bottom entrance and they
said there was no parking there and the guy said that Gen's age group
was down there. So I let her out, by herself, did not like that one
bit, but Saige's was all the way up at the top. So I drive back to the
top, glance at the clock and it's 10:53, and they already started
Saige's age group!!!! I was HOT! The field was just about completely
wiped out by the time we got there. So I bullied my way in and we
looked for eggs but none there. Went back out and found some parents
that their kids didn't get to do it either, and followed them down to
the other field. Put Saige into the fence and yelled "RUN SAIGE
RUN!!!!" Well she ran but didn't pick up the eggs. LOL So I
screamed"GET THE EGGS GET THE EGGS SAIGE!!!!" Well by then all them
eggs were gone too.

So pissed off me went to find Gen in the sea of
people and then we had to stand in a horrific line to give back the
eggs(Gen got a bunch and gave some to Saige) So they had a bouncy
thing, like an inflatable obstical course, so I told them I would
stand in line and they could go play on it. Well by the time I dumped
the eggs, got two tickets(they were giving away baskets) and went to
find them they STILL hadn't gotten to go all the way through it. They
were stuck by the big wall, kids were stepping on Saige and it was
just horrible! So they finally make it, Gen had to push Saige up and a
little boy had to pull her up. They sooooo should of had some of the
park people regulating that thing. Just kids so out of control!!!! So
they start calling out the tickets but no one can hear. They yelled
several times to have everyone be quit but no one listened kids or
adults. By this time I was so fed up we just left.