Billy Wardle Happenings

Traveling through to Elkart I was able to spend considerable time with Charity in Nebraska.  These trips of course included the zoo.  We also visited the Winter Quarter Visitor Center and the Kanesville Visitor Center.  It is always fun to spend time with the Halls.   Baby elephant

 We went to Omaha for Thanksgiving ho0ing to be qable to meet Charity's new baby.  Riley did not cooperate and was not born until the Monday after Thanksgiving.  We had to go home so Tony could go to school.  Sheri stayed to meet the baby. During the weekend we saw Wicked at the theater, went to a park down by the river; it was very cold, walked through Fontenelle Forest which was also cold but had a neat place for watching the birds, and to the zoo.  At the zoo we mostly went to indoor areas as it again was cold, aquarium, the jungle and gorilla house.  We also went ice skating. Thanksgiving Grandkids Outside the theater where we saw Wicked Park down by the river where there was a crazy swing The zoo Mama rhino Toltec statue Baby rhino under the water leaving

 Mark and Lizzy had a business thing in L.A. so sheri met them in Las Vegas and brought the boys home for a few days.  We had a good time.  Tony is very good with Elliott.  Elliott really enjoyed the buggy and especially that he got to drive with close supervision.  He has to sit way forward so he can reach the pedals.  Gus didn't like the buggy as much--it is dusty.  Elliot, Tony and Gus saw a Mohave green rattler while riding in the buggy.   Gus and Elliott had never been to Keepers of the Wild so we corrected that problem with a visit.  Sheri spoiled them in the shop.  We also saw many animals--the most significant being a golden tiger.  

 When we visited Charity in Omaha, we visited the zoo three times.  Charity li es a couple blocks from the zoo, so we purchased the annual pass.  It lead to some really fun times and good experiences.  They did have a desert environment, which reminded us of home, and had a road runner.   We took the ride around the zoo, did the sting ray petting pond, kids rode on the merry-go-round.  He had to go back Saturday morning to ride the sky tram; but it was fun.  Jeremy and family were with us this day.  We also visited the swamp, the penguins, the aquarium, the new gorilla enclosure, the seals and saw the show, the butterfly exhibit, and the giraffes with the baby giraffe.