When JT was born, we made a date with our friends the Skagens to go to the zoo. Then Jim got walking pneumonia, and we cancelled. Then JT was one, and we thought, we’ll wait until he’s a little older so he enjoys it (even though I love the zoo). For my birthday this year, we all had the day off together and we were going to go to the zoo. But it poured rain, and we cancelled. Then for JT’s birthday we scheduled a day to go to the zoo, and it was 90 degrees out – a bad day to see animals. I thought we might go to the zoo before Haley was born, but she came early.
Suffice to say, TODAY we made it! The weather was perfect for the zoo: mid-sixties, overcast. We got the second closest spot to the entrance when we arrived, because it’s Monday and school is in session. And it just got better from there! All of the animals were out. There wasn’t one exhibit where we couldn’t see something. The monkeys were swinging, the tiger was pacing, the polar bears were eating, the walrus was swimming, the sharks were feeding, the elephants were pooping… the list goes on. 🙂
We saw this tiger pace the bank and roll in the grass.
Mama tiger and two tiger cubs
Mom’s favorite – the elephants!
Haley’s view of the zoo
Watching the walrus
Porpoises swim by
Feeding time for the polar bears
JT is not as tall as a two-year-old polar bear cub 🙂
Then we ate a picnic lunch and then hit the Kids Zone.
Feeding the goats – thanks for the tip, Emrie!
A giant African millipede… JT was unimpressed.
Ready for the car ride home
JT was asleep within minutes on the car ride home. When we got home, we successfully transferred both kids to their beds for more nap and had a little nap of our own. Could it have ended any better? 🙂
The Keene Family 