Seeing Rainbows

Last Friday we decided to enjoy the last day of Spring Break and do something fun with the kids.  The Zoo had their grand opening of the dinosaur exhibit, so we decided to head to Nashville.  Friday morning we woke up to rain.  Determined not to let my "expectations of the perfect day" get in the way, we headed to Nashville despite the rain.  We didn't get in a hurry though!  Instead of our picnic lunch at the zoo, we actually ate in the car on the way there.  It was still raining lightly once we got there.  Soon, the rain stopped, and we enjoyed the Dino exhibit.  The rain probably made it better because it wasn't crowded at all.  We really took our time, and Josh got some cool pics.  Leaving the exhibit, Izzy wanted to see the 'rainbow' birds.  Josh told her we'd come back to them.  Being able to read between the lines, I knew this meant, 'we'll skip them for now...and hopefully you'll forget about them.'  We continued through the zoo looking at the animals.  Izzy reminded us not to be in a hurry because she took along her camera and wanted to take pics herself!  Another point Izzy reminded us about the rainbow birds...."we'll look at them last."  We went to enjoy the playground and the HUGE slide.  By the point we were about ready to leave when once again we were reminded of the birds.  We went back up the hill to see the birds.  Looking back, we are so glad we did!  We had the best time with those birds!!  They are so pretty...there is something about them that makes you want to stop and stare.  They even slow Gerren down!  To our surprise, the birds LOVED Josh.  One bird flew on him and was trying to unzip his zipper on the camera strap.  It wasn't long before another bird joined in...then another.  They were licking his head!  He said it tickled!!  Fun times!!