Conroe roadtrip, pt 3

To make our trip extra special, Gigi took the day off work so we could venture to the Houston Zoo.  We had just enough space in the back to squeeze Jacob in too!  It was such a special day of memory-making with Gigi and all the cousins together (except Lila).

First stop was the elephants.  They had a really cute baby one inside but pictures didn't happen that early.

 The monkey exhibit is new since last time and did not disappoint.  This guy was very interactive with his audience.  Just as my mom said, "I don't think he can see us," the chimp jumped at the window and startled Jonas so bad that he fell off!

 Poppy loved them too.

 Obviously picture-taking took a backseat to wrangling the 5 of them.  We stayed 2:30 and then caught a quick train ride.  Aren't you guys so proud of my flixibility?  I mean, we skipped nap!

It was a great day, and we all slept well that night!

 

We wrapped up our trip to Conroe with a visit to Joe and Lisa's on Tuesday morning.  It was great catching up with him (Lisa was at work), and Reef is still talking about that Kinect game!  Hopefully it won't be so long between visits this time.  Tuesday evening, my cousins Caitlin and Andrew drove in; it was good to see them even if it was for a super short time. 

On Wednesday morning, we loaded up and headed home right after breakfast.  It was our fastest trip yet!  Poppy took a small catnap and didn't cry the whole trip!  We made it home just in time for lunch and naps.  We may have found the perfect time of day to travel!