Motor Muster at Greenfield Village

We spent the most perfect Saturday afternoon at Greenfield Village yesterday for the Motor Muster event! The village was filled with over 850 cars from the 1930s to the 1970s and my husband, the gearhead, was in car heaven. It was the perfect Father's Day weekend event for him.

It was cloudy out but that didn't stop the crowds from coming out to check out all of the vintage cars-- it truly was a great time. Z's favorite part of the whole day was riding the train and I think she would've ridden it all day long if I had let her. You cannot go to Greenfield Village without riding the train. We also rode the 1931 Ford Model AA Bus (for only 50 cents!), the carousel, and the Model-T cars!

Unfortunately we missed the historic baseball game though. The baseball games happen every Saturday and Sunday in Greenfield Village and are played by the 1867 rules. Can you imagine playing baseball with no gloves? Sounds crazy! Pretty bummed I missed it but I'm hoping to catch another game this summer!

In fact, we plan on going several times this summer as there is so much to do we found it really hard to fit everything into one trip! There truly is something at Greenfield Village for everyone; Z could've played at the playground all day, I want to catch a historic baseball game, and my husband loves checking out the old machinery around the village!

As I was busy running after our very excited toddler, my husband took most of these pictures and I'm quite proud of how they turned out!

Z and her cousin looking out the back of the bus!

You can check out the other events happening this summer at The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village by checking out their website at: 

http://www.thehenryford.org

All photos on this blog post belong to me and may not be used without my permission. I received compensated tickets this event for blogging about my experience. Many thanks to the Henry Ford for inviting my family and I to this special event!

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Our Trip To The Detroit Zoo!

As a family, we love going to the zoo. For the last year, we have been a member of The Toledo Zoo but just recently, we switched our membership over to The Detroit Zoo. It was Baby Z's first trip there and even though it was a million degrees out (ok, maybe that's a slight exaggeration), we still managed to have a lot of fun.

We've been taking Baby Z to zoos since she was 6 months old (I guess it was more for ourselves than her at that point). Nonetheless, she has always thoroughly enjoyed it and we love going as well! At 18 months old, she really loves watching the animals but I think she likes people watching more. lol

Baby Z and I in front of the camels.

 This little meerkat was so cute. He sat there pouting like he was in time out!

That's how I sleep too, Mr. Bear!

Baby Z and Daddy by The Arctic Ring Of Life entrance.

Touching the ice wall. I love when zoos are interactive like this!

I grew up in Metro Detroit so all of our field trips were to The Detroit Zoo but it has changed alot since I was a kid! Major exhibits (some old, some newer) include the Arctic Ring of Life, Australian Outback Adventure, Great Apes of Harambee, National Amphibian Conservation Center, Holden Reptile Conservation Center, Penguinarium and Butterfly Garden. The zoo is situated on 125 acres and is home to more than 3,300 animals of 280 species!

For $5 you can feed the giraffes but you have to get there early before tickets sell out! We are looking forward to feeding the giraffes at some point this summer but Baby Z and I are not morning people so that will have to be a day my husband drags us out of bed. haha

The only problem I had with the Detroit Zoo was there wasn't a lot of shade along the pathways so on a 90+ degree day, you REALLY felt the heat of the sun. We are going plan on our trips on cooler days from now on for this reason!

For more information or to plan a trip there, visit the zoo's website. You can also follow them on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube!

Overall, we had a great time and we look forward to many more trips to the Detroit Zoo!

Have you ever been to the Detroit Zoo? What is the best zoo you've ever been to?

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