Last week we went on a super fun adventure, we headed to Omaha!!
When Mama told me we were going to Nebraska I wasn't so sure what to think...I mean, nobody talks about going to Nebraska, but she promised me that we would have a great time. I was skeptical after 5 hours of driving...
Day one we headed to the Omaha Zoo. It started out a rainy day, but there were plenty of inside places to check out. Within an hour the sun came out and it was a beautiful day!! Unfortunately not all of the attractions were open because of the weather, but we made the best of it.
After walking around the entire zoo I think my favorite part was getting to touch the sting rays. Ellen was pretty skeptical at first, but she warmed up quickly and pretty soon was soaked!!
Mama liked the silly monkeys and gorillas. The zookeepers gave them newspaper and cardboard boxes and the monkeys and gorillas DESTROYED them! Mama said that the mama monkeys must not be there today, because they would have made them clean up their room.
Ellen liked the penguins. We got there right as they were feeding them, and the Omaha Zoo has a special kid area right up by the glass so we could get a great view. They also had a fun bubble that we could sit in and the penguins swam all around us.
After we had gotten as much zoo as we could handle we headed back to the hotel to get some sleep because we had a big day the next day. On Monday we headed 90 minutes south to see the solar eclipse!!
Daddy found a workbook put together by the park that taught us all sorts of great things about the eclipse so Mama and I worked on it on the drive down. We learned that it is VERY important to wear our special sunglasses and to NEVER look directly at the sun.
Ready Jet GO, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and a Scientist from NASA were at the park. Everybody was kinda bummed because it was so cloudy, but God took care of us and moved the clouds for the main event.
Totality was SO COOL! I wasn't sure what to expect, but when it got dark we were told we could take our glasses off and it was really neat. We even got to see a planet during the day (we think it was Venus). Our picture doesn't do it any justice, it was really amazing to see.
After the eclipse was over everybody headed to line up to get on the shuttles to go back to their car, instead we decided to explore the park. We met the Park Rangers and handed in our homework and became Junior Park Rangers!
We also went on a quick hike to explore other parts of the park.
NASA had a really neat presentation where they showed us the globe and what Earth looks like from space. We learned about how the continents moved a long time ago, and learned about how important it is that we take care of Earth.
We also got to do some fun crafts, I learned how to make a dolly out of corn husks like they did a long time ago. It was fun, but I am glad to have my special dolls.
Of course, no matter how much fun we have on vacation, we have to make sure to get in plenty of pool time. Ellen has decided that she wants to be a mermaid too, I think she needs to get her own tail.
Hope you all have a great night,
Linden
