Planning outings for the kids

Jason and I definitely agree that we need to spend more time outdoors with the girls and spend more time together as a family. Rachel and I are getting stir crazy in the house so I am starting to plan some of our spring, summer and fall day trips as we as a few thing to do on our vacation. If anyone has any ideas of things we can do please let me know.

In March we are planning a trip with some of my family to the NC Zoo. We have been a few times but it's always fun. I am also going to buy the family membership. With this membership we can get into 150 other zoos and aquariums in the US for free or half price. We are going to take advantage of this in 2010. you can also get into the zoo absolutely free for one year, so if we decide to go again this year it will be free!

Sydney's 1st grade class is taking a trip in April to the SC Riverbanks Zoo. Jason and I are going to go along as chaperone's and take Rachel with us. The NC Zoo card will get us in at half price.

I hope that before it's too hot I can take the kids to Jamba's Ranch, somehow this trip has gotten squeezed out of our plans for the last 2 years.

We are going back to the NC Outer banks this year, yay! This is always such a wonderful vacation I can't wait to get there. We always stop by the NC Aquarium in Manteo, and this is one of the freebies as a NC Zoo cardholder. That will save about $26.

Jason and I took a trip to Atlanta this past August. It was great, we plan to take the girls to the Georgia Aquarium later in the year, and the Zoo is only 1 exit before the aquarium so I think we will just make a weekend of it. This zoo is also half off with the NC Zoo membership.

The Georgia Aquarium is absolutely wonderful. It makes Ripley's look like a small pond. They will have a new dolphin exhibit after October 2010, that's what I am waiting for. They also have beluga whales, penguins, a manta ray and tons of creatures I had never seen. It is definitely worth the long trip.

After 2010 I may never be able to get Jason to go to a zoo or aquarium again!

I hope at some point to squeeze in a day trip to Fort Fisher and go to the aquarium. Play on teh beach and maybe ride the ferry, who knows. (This aquarium is also free to NC Zoo cardholders).