Mummy Excursion

First, doesn't "excursion" sound way cooler than "field trip"?

I decided Alaina had earned a day off school, so we went to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary for some learning together. Alaina broke the news to her teacher: "I'm going to Lone Pine tomorrow with Mummy. But don't worry, I'll still do learning!"

We've been to Lone pine quite a few times thanks to a family Christmas present from Gram and Grampa, but this time we had a purpose (questions about the animals that we wanted answered) and the new camera. I'm still learning with it, But I had a lot of fun trying to wrangle the kids and catch it all at the same time.

There are, as the name suggests, plenty of these guys:






But there's so much more. Wandering around, we saw:


And touched:




And ate:





And sat:



And held:




And fed:



And generally admired:




And learned. We learned the answer to these questions, predetermined by the little scholar: What do goats eat? What do dingos eat? Why are snakes different sizes? and Does a platypus breathe underwater?

Highlights: Lincoln liked holding the guinea pigs, Alaina couldn't get enough of the platypus, I adored the goats, and Elissa just appreciated an excuse to not nap. We had so much fun and the kids were so well behaved. The only issue we had was a pesky bush turkey that was determined to sample our lunch (notice Lincoln refusing to sit at the picnic table) but once Lissa dropped half her sandwich we were able to finish up in relative peace. All around, a very successful excursion.