We all arrived at school at 7:45 that morning. Harrison had some fun playing with the trains and checking out the tadpoles that are growing in Ms. Simpson's room while we waited for the buses to arrive. For some reason, parents cannot ride with the kids so I drove myself, Harrison & 3 other moms to the Wilderness Animal Safari and we met the kids/buses there. This wasn't our first trip to the Animal Safari and so I knew how much fun we were going to have! We've been talking for weeks around our house about the different animal we were going to get to see and touch.
As soon as everyone arrived, the teacher assigned each parent some kids to escort around the "petting" part. Madeleine was so excited that 2 of her best friends were going with us! So off we went! I took SO many pictures, but I really hate to post pics of kids whose parents may/may not want pictures of their kids on the internet, so most of these are of M & H. :)
Our first stop was the kangaroos. We were lucky to pretty much be the only ones out there that day & it wasn't crowded AT ALL. Yay! Madeleine was so brave and wanted to pet everything. This is a momma kangaroo with a baby in her pouch.
Here she is checking out some zebras. They eventually came over to see us and we had the chance to pet them.
I still can't believe that my girlie-girl put this snake around her neck! Ick! Harrison wouldn't even come close to it -- he kept wanting to check out the turtles that were close by. They're much calmer.
After taking a break for lunch the kids ran off some energy with a rousing game of red-rover. The teacher in this picture is Ms. Simpson -- Madeleine's main teacher. We love Ms. Simpson around our house! I'm pretty sure Harrison will have a complete meltdown if he doesn't have her for kindergarden -- he loooooves Ms. Simpson. :)
The teacher in this picture is Ms. Crawford -- Madeleine's literacy teacher. Her school has the kids change classes for literacy block which is most of the morning. They are grouped with other kids that are at their ability level and then assigned one of the kindergarden teachers. It's the school's first year to do this and I think they've had great success. Madeleine has loved both of her teachers & she's become an amazing reader this year!
Next, we headed back on the bus (Harrison & I got to join them for this part) to tour the drive through part of the safari. We saw monkeys, lions, tigers, crocodiles, deer, longhorns, and bisons to name just a few! Poor Madeleine and Harrison were both so tired by this point I think they were glad to just sit for awhile! After that we packed up and headed home. Such a fun day! 
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