Monday, October 25, 2010

...Come to Omaha with me...

...right after my relaxing retreat we needed to do some more relaxing...

...so we took our annual family vacation - remember last year it was the flu vacation...

...but this year we took Scout out of school for a few days to visit Omaha, Nebraska - it's a big city with a spectacular zoo - and you know we need to feed our budding Marine Biologist with as many aquaria as possible...more on that later...

...Welcome to Nebraska - Omaha is a much larger city than I had imagined with an estimated population of 837,925...

...crossing the Missouri River...

...while waiting for our hotel room to be readied - we walked around downtown a bit - this area is called the Old Market - and it really doesn't feel like it's in a big city at all - very quaint - and we found this awesome park just a block from our hotel...

...there were these huge slides...

...so of course we had to try them out - but I was apparently too fast for the camera - HA! - as the only picture of me on the slide was this one of me at the end...

...Scout, however, tried them forwards...

...and backwards...such fun!...

...it was a lovely day and a lovely park...

...and we only had a short wait until my sister arrived...

6 comments:

Tara said... Best Blogger Tips

Family vacations are always fun!

Enjoy Omaha :0)

On my way Home... said... Best Blogger Tips

Oh I hope you show pictures of the zoo! I was there this summer and missed my opportunity to go by 1hr! So sad! I grew up going to that zoo! I wanted to badly to get back there and see how it had changed. Oh well, some other time. :)

Maureen said... Best Blogger Tips

How lovely, to be with your sister.

Omaha, nearest I've been is Omaha Beach in Normandy - very moving!

Have super time - keep flu free!

VeganCraftastic said... Best Blogger Tips

Those slides look so fun! I've been to Nebraska before but never to Omaha.

ang said... Best Blogger Tips

Oy that is a huge slide! That is so great of you all 'feeding' your marine biologist. Peace, Angela

Karen said... Best Blogger Tips

yep, omaha is a great city - glad you chose it! love, k