I honestly envisioned us doing a lot more baking and cooking together this summer, but I found that Rowan just really didn't have the patience yet. Here's a picture of him helping with one of the treats we did enjoy making together- Oreo Truffles.
Dino Exhibit at Union Station
The Dinosaur exhibit was very neat- bravo Union Station! But, the combination of the surround sound roaring and the dinosaurs actually moving had Rowan pretty scared. He decided he liked the baby dinosaurs the best because they were cute and didn't make as much noise!
Father's Day Weekend
Josh is the most difficult person to buy for- he never wants anything! The only thing he ever wants is for us to all do fun things together. So I planned a weekend trip to Omaha. I had no idea it was also the weekend of the College World Series, which is evidently their biggest event of the year. Luckily, it didn't interfere with our plans too much. We left KC Friday morning and arrived at our hotel at 2.
Omaha Children's Museum
After checking in and getting unpacked, we headed to the Omaha Children's Museum. We had a couple of hours to spend there before they closed and it turned out to be just the right amount of time. Rowan's favorite room by far was the Hydraulic Room, where everything was powered by him either turning wheels, pushing and stomping on buttons, or covering the openings of tubes with his hands. He loved feeding the balls through all of the different tubes and cages. We also went upstairs to check out the Clifford exhibit.
Downtown Omaha- "Old Market" District
The Old Market was just a few blocks from our hotel. We got changed and started walking. We decided on Zio's Pizzeria for dinner- Voted Omaha's Best Pizza. Yum! We walked up and down the brick-paved streets- I went into boutiques while Josh and Rowan watched street performers and made friends with the carriage horses. We had dessert at Ted & Wally's- Voted Omaha's Best Ice Cream. Highly recommend the flavor "Quit Your Job and Eat Chocolate."
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
In one word- AMAZING! The stadium that hosted the College World Series shares a parking lot with the zoo, so we were a little worried about parking. But the zoo had planned ahead and blocked off spaces right up front for zoo-goers only. The weather was perfect- cloudy all day which really cooled things down. We rode the Skyfari, an open-air chair lift, round trip above the zoo. Rowan wasn't the least bit scared, which was more than I could say for Josh!
Eating Lunch w/ the Giraffes
Josh Holding a Butterfly
Petting a Tiger Fur
Counting to Make Sure He Has 8 Legs!
Shark Swimming Overhead in the Aquarium
Jellyfish
Some of the Biggest Fish Rowan Had Ever Seen!
Pushing the Water Ball
Inside the Desert Dome
Crossing the Bridge in the Rainforest
Rowan's Favorite Zoo Memory:
Petting the Snake!
Petting the Penguin
Rowan's Favorite Animal of the Day: The Elephant
Feeding the Giant Koi in the River
Rowan and this gorilla were fascinated with each other!
Posing w/ the Gorillas
Still in the Parking Lot at the Zoo After a Long 5 1/2 Hour Day!
Back at Home...
On Sunday we had a relaxing day at home. Josh and Rowan enjoyed some Tom & Jerry and playing in the pool/sprinkler. Perfect end to a great weekend!
