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Animals, Camping, Parks

Kansas City Zoo and a castle

05/12/2021 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

This little bit turned 7 and I decided she should finally see her favorite animal in person.

So we drove to Kansas City Wednesday night to go to the zoo on her bday the next day to see the koalas!

They got to feed camels and goats, and pet stingrays also while there!

We stayed at the Blue Springs Campground in Jackson Park and it was great! Two playgrounds within walking distance and at different areas around the lake there were trails, elk and bison herds, and a historic town!

Next up we stayed at Lake of the Ozarks State Park! There is a nice trail system next to the campground but it does take a while to get anywhere else in the park so keep that in mind.

I basically just stayed there so I could go to Ha Ha Tonka State Park to see the castle! It was an interesting stop and the Colosseum trail nearby was nice as well.

If I did it again I would have gone into the Dutch Bakery and Bulk food store! Nick went in with one kid while I sat in the vehicle with the rest but I found out later it is a great place to stock up! The weather was pretty perfect except for a thunderstorm on our last night and we got to see Koalas so I feel like the trip was a success. Even though one of my children might have stopped sleeping and flip flopped all night instead which rocks the camper all night… I love the camper but also having a house that stays still is nice.

Animals

Chahinkapa Zoo and Riding Mules

09/17/2019 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

Nick’s parents have mules and a pony so riding lessons always happen while we visit! Milo was so spoiled while up there! My cute nephew!

Grandpa was sacrificed in the name of keeping girls entertained… Next up we went to the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton.

We got a discount from our local zoo membership! It is a small zoo but actually has a lot to see! By the time anyone was even somewhat in the picture my second oldest was kind of done…

He smiled the first 5 times I tried though.

Ha My kids probably saw this same look from me several times while Nick was gone… Love watching these girls together. The girls decided to play gymnastics while up there and roped the two youngest into being students. This girl is crazy strong.

We kept the next day super light with a trip to a local park and I got to go pick up Nick from the airport alone!

I was so happy he was back!

And I was happy he would be there to get kids to go back to sleep that night!

Animals, Camping, Museums/Events, My Family

Little Bit turns 5!

06/02/2019 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

We love celebrating birthdays in the RV!

After cake and a few presents we packed up the RV and went to the Albuquerque Zoo! With our local zoo pass we were able to get 50% off our admission! It was kind of funny how much they enjoyed looking at the armadillo since we have them where we live. After the zoo we tried to get to the dispersed camping spot I had found in Cibola National Forest.