Last week I mentioned that I wanted to take the kids to the zoo one last time before the new baby arrived. The weather's been great and we have our membership so there's no excuse. Tuesday or Wednesday this week John called home during lunch and said he was taking off Friday so we could all go to the zoo together. Yeah! Normally the kids and I go alone during the week. John's never been with me and we were all excited.
So yesterday morning we woke up right on schedule, ate breakfast and loaded in the car. We were off! We got there about 10:30 and the place was a desert! It felt like we had the whole zoo to ourselves. We first stopped to see the monkeys. There was one noisy monkey in particular that you could hear across the zoo. Jake got a little annoyed and finally covered his eyes and wouldn't look at the monkeys anymore. Abby's really into the zoo now and knows just about all the animals. She also waves and says bye to each animal as we come and go.
We also got to do a few firsts at the zoo since I had some help with the kids. Abby loves birds and always chases them, wanting to hold them. Today, we let her. We went to the Bird Landing at the children's zoo and bought a seed stick for her to feed the birds with. They were a little unsure of all the friendly birds zooming around at first, but quickly warmed up to them. By the end of our time there, she was trying to shove that stick in every birds mouth! There was one little black bird that was fascinated with my diaper bag and kept trying to get everything out. Her name was Christine and pretty much followed me around the entire time!
We also stopped at the petting zoo and so the kids could pet some bunnies and ginny pigs. They loved that and ran between the two animals petting them both. They also got a close up view of some koi fish, sheep, chickens and pigs. Although Abby was a bit sad there were no cows.
After visiting most of the animals in the north side we decided to grab a quick bite to eat. I normally pack a lunch for me and the kids, but today was special so we ate at the zoo. However, after paying nearly $40 (with my discount!) for two burgers, a hot dog, corn dog, fries and drinks, I think we'll plan on a picnic next time.
It was now time to head over to John's favorite - the penguins! The kids love penguins too but not as much as John. He's crazy for this little bird and loves them to death. I think he'd get one as a pet if it were legal!
The west side of the zoo had a really neat Monorail that I've always wanted to try, but just haven't since I've been by myself. I was looking forward to doing that with John, but it was closed for the winter. We'll have to go back in the spring when it's open again. It takes you around to see some animals at the zoo that you can't walk to. Plus I think the kids would love riding the train!
On our way out, there's a carousel. Another thing I've never been able to do as you have to have one adult per kid at their age/height. So, we gave this a try. I probably started something I shouldn't have as they're very content to just watch the carousel go round and round, but this was a special day. We got our tokens and got on. Abby wanted to ride a zebra. Jake got a wolf. Abby was thrilled the whole time, but Jake was a little more cautious. I'm not sure if he was trying to figure out how it worked or what, but he had a very serious look on his face the entire time.
Thanks for coming to the zoo with us John! It was a great day!!!
Enjoy a few of the pics from our trip! Remember, if you're getting the email on this go to the blog to view the slideshow.
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