March for Babies

Last year I was at a bank that was promoting the March of Dimes and they had a preemie diaper displayed. It broke my heart to see such a small diaper. Thinking that Aiden could have been in those really got to me. That night I searched the March of Dimes website to see if they had yearly walks. I told Steve this was going to be one of our family traditions...to participate in the March of Dimes walk each year. This year was our first one at the Racine Zoo and Chris and Jayden joined us! We were prepared to walk 4 miles, but you could choose between 1-mile or 3-mile. The 1-mile was family-friendly and went past all of the animals. We chose that one. We had great weather and Aiden LOVED seeing the animals! Steve and I were very impressed by the Racine Zoo. All of the animals looked healthy (a lot healthier than the Milwaukee Zoo) and it was just a very nice, small zoo. They have a nice play area for little kids, too. If you have little ones, go check it out!

Listening to the band before the walk

Aiden and Jayden watching the sleeping kangaroos



There were 2 giraffes that had a huge area to roam. We didn't know giraffes could look so healthy.

Eating pizza after the walk

Taking a ride on the choo-choo