Field Trip to Kansas City

We intended to head to Kansas City last Friday, but as I was on my way home from the "not-back-to-school" picnic, warning lights came on in my van. This was not the first time we had had this problem, we have been dealing with this problem for more than a year now, but it was the third time in 2 days the lights came on, indicating that my brakes were not working correctly. So, we took the van in Friday morning, postponing our trip to KC by a day.

So, Saturday we headed to Kansas City to the zoo and for the girls' first Major League Baseball game. We started the day at the Kansas City Zoo. We had been there once before, but it was several years ago. The trip tied in well with our study of life science this year.

This was our first big trip without a stroller. It was so nice to not have to worry about getting through doors and exhibits! Hailey did get a few rides for both Bill and I though.

Madeline took great pleasure in reading the map during our trip!

Isabella really got into the animals.

Many of the birds we saw in the exhibits were really quite aggressive. Three little girls did not scare them.

The kangaroos are in an open area, where they could just hop across the path in front of you.

Hailey found a caterpillar to watch as well.

The sheep were a big hit, too. They were kind of aggressive as well, especially to those with food, but the girls were really not intimidated by them.

The zoo staff brought out a spotted python. The girls could not get enough of Spotty.

We were really excited to see the baby zebra.

And the gorillas were great fun to watch!

After the zoo, we headed off to Kauffman Stadium. Being Cubs fans, we were hoping their first game would be at Wrigley, but it was not. The girls did get cool certificates declaring them "Official Royals Fans," which was nice, and it was hat day, so we all received free hats when we entered the stadium.

Here we are wearing our caps. Notice that Madeline felt the need to wear her crown as well as her Royals cap.

We did not anticipate that there would be very many people at the game, so we waited to buy tickets until we arrived at the stadium. We sat waaaaay up high!

It was quite the trip!