I haven't been to the zoo since, well, maybe elementary school. I don't even remember being there, honestly. So, I decided it would be a great thing to take Austin to while my sis was out on Spring Break. But I didn't really want to lug Chase to the zoo all day; I didn't think he would care to sit in his carseat in the stroller for 6 hourse. Luckily, our daycare had a spot open where I could just take him for the day. After packing his diaper bag with all the necessities and filling out some paperwork, I dropped him off at Austin's old classroom. I remember back when I first dropped Austin off there two years ago in that same classroom. I cried my eyes out as I handed him over and cried all the way to work, all week! But this time with Chase, I was more at ease and left without shedding a tear. I think it's partly due to it being my second child, and partly because I've grown to know and love Austin's teachers, so I trust them with my kids. :) However, I still missed being without him all day long.
Chase's first day of school!After I dropped Chase off, I headed back to the house to pick up Austin and load the car up. My sister and Logan were meeting us there, but Jordan wasn't able to get off work to join us. :( Thankfully, the zoo allows you to bring in your own food and drinks, so I packed us all a great picnic lunch. And if you know my OCD and 'mama bear' attitude, you can bet I was perfectly organized with sandwiches labeled and all the goodies. When we first arrived, we stopped off at the Children's Zoo section. It was full of lots of opportunities to get up close and personal with lots of animals.
After enjoying our delicious picnic lunch, we headed to the Wilds of Africa section. The highlight of the day was when we rode the monorail. The whole time Austin kept yelling, 'We're riding the choo choo train, Mommy!'. He was more excited about riding the monorail than actually observing all the animals we saw. But he had a great time! Before leaving for the day, we stopped to ride the carousel at the front, and he insisted on riding the monkey. Needless to say, he loved it and wanted to ride again. But it was 3 hours past his nap time, and I knew that at any moment we would have a meltdown, so we headed for the car. Five minutes into the ride home, he was snoring away!
Here are a few pics of the highlights from the day. We're definitely going to try to go back another day when Jordan can go with us.
Austin loved crawling through the tunnel to the domes that allowed you to be a part of the exhibit!
Petting the goats!
Taking a snack break!
Watching the penguins doing the backstroke!
Riding on the monorail (a.k.a. the choo choo train)
It's not a picnic with out J-E-L-L-O!
Riding the monkey on the carousel
Giddyup, Mommy!
Passed out on the way home!
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