Dig into Reading - End of the library summer reading program

Each year (as I found out this year), the library holds a "Dig into Reading" program to help kids get into reading. Each child gets a reading "log" to keep track of how many books are read. It's a rock path broken up into four sections. Each section has 10 rocks. Whenever a child reaches the end of a section, they can go to the library and get prizes. Sometimes it's books and little papers. Other times it's more books and pamphlets and cutesy little things. At the end of the summer, any child who has filled in all 40 rocks get a free pass to the Zoo where the Library holds it's end of the summer reading program party. There is a lot of things to do and it's a lot of fun. I'd never been before, so this was very new to me. I'm glad we are zoo members because the line to get in was crazy long! We were able to go straight to the "Zoo Members" window and only wait 5 min. versus the 30 mins or so. The kids had a great time. We went with some friends so we were able to divide and conquer!

I would like to say we actually saw some animals but not really. We saw the Otters, a couple monkeys, the giraffes and the lions. And we only saw those because they were on our way to someplace we were heading. It was accidental animal viewing this day at the zoo.

Digging for dinosaurs.

Nothing beats playing in the water on a hot day!

Not really a river but fun nonetheless.

Trying to hula hoop.

Not to be outdone by his older brothers.

He got pretty good. 

Cute red stegasarous. 

He surprised me by getting a lion. I thought for sure he would have gone with the dinosaur.

"Where the Wild Things Are". There were many
storybook characters roaming around.

Doing the "limbo".

A friend's son asked the DJ to play "Gangnam Style". The older boys danced.

For trying to hula hoop for so long, Pach won these window clings.
Until we decorated for Halloween, they were proudly displayed on the bathroom mirrors.