A Quick Trip to the Zoo

Dear Kate,
On Wednesday, we did something Crazy, yes, with a capital "C". We did a spur of the moment trip to the zoo!  Okay, it's crazy for your mommy who plans everything weeks in advance.  While you were taking your morning nap, Sister and I were trying to decide what we'd do when you woke up.  We were bike riding out, park going out, and just really wanted to enjoy the VERY nice day.  Then I just decided - let's go to the zoo.  It will be late when we get there (Mommy likes to get to the zoo when it opens) and we'd just jump in the car with whatever we have on (Mommy likes you and your sister to match!) and we'd go to the zoo!  So... You woke up at 1ish, I put you in the high chair and gave you a few minutes to eat your sandwich and then we jumped in the car.  We were walking in the zoo by 2 and what a treat!  It was SOOO not crowded and because it was such a pretty day, the animals were very active.  We even got to see the zookeepers working with the elephants and doing tricks.  Also, Mommy let you run around and enjoy the zoo, since, you know, you can walk now and all :)

You also climb...

We first had to go to the elephants, per your sister, but then we ventured into the birds.  Abs chose that over the carousel (or so she said, but she later begged to ride that, too) and she was such a brave sister because she let the bird get on her arm.  Of course "let" should be used loosely because she wasn't really happy about it and I made her smile for the picture before I moved the bird, but look how brave she is!

You had no worries with chasing the birds!

The goats were another story.  You weren't real fond of them and would not let me sit you down.  Your sis, was opposite.  I bet we stayed in there forever...

You loved walking around the reptile/spider/really gross things building...

And we followed up with watching flamingos and then seeing the tigers go in their cage and roaring really loud.  The zoo closed at 4, but we didn't walk out until 4:30.  So so so glad I just went with it and we took this fun trip to the zoo!  You had SO much fun and who cares that you didn't match your sister, at least for one day :) xxxoooo