Can you believe we have never been on an "official" family vacation? All our vacations are usually spent with extended family (which isn't bad, just different) so we decided we would actually attempt a short trip with just the 5 of us. Our destination was Omaha.
We managed to locate a reasonably priced hotel with a kid friendly pool near the zoo. We arrived in the evening and right away headed to the pool. The kids had SOOOO much fun and I think would have been perfectly happy spending the weekend at the pool. It had one water slide that all 3 kids went down over and over and over and over....
The next day we spent at the zoo. Omaha zoo is quite the place. We had heard great things about it and were VERY impressed. It was so nice to actually be able to walk around without a stroller and the kids did so well! Along with all the usual zoo animals there was a butterfly house, enormous desert dome that included swamps and caves and tons of cool stuff, an aquarium (which was my favorite because the fish swam all around you), and of course a real train, and a sky tram. The kids really wanted to try the tram, so I swallowed my nerves (as I don't mind heights, but with little kids, it does scare me a little) and we went for a ride. It was a lot of fun and gave quite a view of the zoo. We took a break for a picnic lunch at the car and then rode the train in the afternoon. The kids were troopers and had a lot of fun!
After the zoo we had to eat at Red Robin for old times sake and it was as good as we remembered! We then headed back to the hotel for more swimming. The kids were pretty tired that night. I must say that they slept very well considering all 3 were in one bed!
The last day we spent swimming again in the morning and then headed to the children's museum since our local museum got us in there for free. It was a lot of fun and the kids enjoyed playing with all the exhibits. Kiera was extra excited because she got to meet a princess and attend a Mad Hatter tea party with her.
Overall our first vacation experience was a HUGE success and we were so proud of how well our kids behaved and enjoyed themselves!
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