When it Rains, It Pours

Last month, we not only put four kids in our bathtub. We put five kids in our van. You can't see them well (or at all), but Theia, Liyah, and Xandra are all in the backseat.

Joe took this shot just before unloading the five kids for a trip into the National Zoo. Each Thursday night in July the zoo hosts a sunset serenade. We brought a picnic and they provided the music. We arrived at the zoo with a little time to see some animals before the music started.

Just as we unloaded the fifth kid and caught up with friends, Brad, Lauren and their two kids, Faith & Jillian, it started to sprinkle. As we rounded the corner to see the Great Cats display (aka the lions & tigers) we found the animals all put away for the night. Then it started raining cats and dogs (ha!). This may very well be the reason the animals were not out. Those zookeepers are smart. They probably read the weather forecast.

We were soaked before we ever made it to a shelter.

So we just let the kids play in the rain.

When the rain stopped, we found another shelter changed some VERY wet kid clothes and ate our dinner.

The kids played some more in the twilight.

And we went home tired and mostly dry.

This is our second trip to the zoo this summer in which we did not see any animals. Who knew the zoo could be so fun with no animals in sight.