Omaha

We took a little mini vacation the day after Halloween to Omaha.  We had never been with the boys and had been wanting to do the Children's Museum and zoo there.  We had the BEST time... it was so wonderful to have a whole weekend of family time just the 4 of us without distractions or obligations.  We left Saturday morning and arrived around 11, just in time for lunch at Stella's... they've won best burger in Omaha for many years.  The deserve the title... we had some fantastic burgers,  homemade fries and onion rings!

 Then we headed to the Children's Museum... it was such a great stop.  They were at perfect ages to enjoy everything there.

 A sweet puppy for my puppy loving guy!!

 They both loved this "ball" room and Cole especially liked this game where balls shoot out and you try to catch them in a bucket.  We spent a lot of time in this room!

 Riding the train at the museum

 The boys' favorite activity of the weekend.... swimming at the hotel pool!

 Saturday night we went to dinner at a sushi place in the Old Market.  The sushi was amazing and the boys' behavior was even more so... we had such a nice time out to dinner with them!!

 On Sunday, we hit the zoo.  It was windy and cool at first, but warmed up nicely.  There was plenty to do indoors too.  It was great being at the zoo when it wasn't very crowded.

 They loved the sky ride!

 Sea lion training

 Cole's favorite part of the zoo.... sting ray beach... he loved petting the sting rays and they got to feed them too.

 Scary bridge in the rain forest... I didn't ask them to make these faces!  I think they really were scared at first!

Souvenirs from the zoo... Maxy picked out a stuffed shark and Cole picked out a bug catcher kit.  We had an awesome time with our boys and hope to do another family getaway before too long.  We just love being with our sweet boys!!