Whew!! What a day....

The day started off a busy one! I chaperoned on Nick's first field trip of the year to the Oregon Zoo. I had a group of five very energetic 2nd graders to keep track of....NOT easy!! It was pretty chilly up in those West Hills, but NO rain :-) We wandered around for a few hours, had lunch and arrived back at the school with about 45 mins left of their school day. The kids all had a blast. I had one little guy in my group who had never been to the zoo!! Sometimes we forget how lucky we are. Nick....getting up close and personal with a Penguin!!

The main attraction of the day is below--Samdura, the baby elephant born in August.

The evening ended with the girls going to their first official Girls Recreational Team workout!!! They gave it a try last week and decided they really liked it! So now they will go every Wed from 5-7pm (in addition to the Mon class). They are SO wiped out by the time they get home--ate dinner, showered, and put themselves to bed....gotta love that!!