Labor Day Weekend: Zoos... old-school creepy and Lincoln Park

Well Labor Day weekend has come and gone.  Kari had her usual treatment on the Thursday before the weekend so she wasn't feeling well enough on Saturday to travel anywhere.  James, Katie and I had our rocket launching adventure that morning then packed up the car to go out to Tricia & Marc's place in Michigan with my parents.  We had a nice but brisk ride on their pontoon boat that afternoon then got the kids settled into bed that evening. 

Sunday, we took a trip to go to Deer Forest in Coloma, MI.  It is an interesting throw-back to the 1950's, wholesome but creepy in a haunted-abandoned-amusement-park sort of way.  They have a large petting zoo, a nice play ground and a handful of kids rides.  The kids had a blast. 

Here are the highlights...

Katie and Beckett were inseparable.  They had a lot of fun together. 

...following our space theme for the weekend...

...Katie didn't meet the minimum height requirement...

Here's an example of one of the Deer Forest rides. 

The Kids and I came home Sunday night.  As if we didn't have enough animal interaction, Kari, the kids and I went to the Lincoln Park Zoo on Labor Day.  Kari felt well enough to get out of the house and enjoy a late summer day on the lake front. 

James really wanted to ride the train at the Zoo.  Katie reluctantly came along.  She started out fine but...

You can hear her crying from the floor of the train car in this video...