To the zoo!

We took our first trip to the zoo this season, and it was Lila's first trip ever! The zoo with two is definitely a different experience but we are learning as we go! The stroller proved to be helpful, as Lila preferred to nap in it and roll around about half the time, and the other half was content to be strapped to my chest and looking around. Hayden was excited about all the animals of course, and kept trying to use the machines to see further (despite never putting money in them).

We paid the extra fees for the Giraffe Observation Deck (they were busy fighting in another part of their habitat) and for the Dinosaur Exhibitions. The dino stuff was pretty cool. We walked around, where they had moving replicas of a lot of dinosaurs. The kids could do an archaelogical dig in the sand for fossils, pretend to drive the jeep, and even got sprayed a few times by some overzealous reptiles.

The 4-D dinosaur movie proved to be a little scary for Hayden, so he and Jay didn't last but about 90 seconds in the theater. We enjoyed pizza and other zoo treats, including ice cream! Hayden was very sweet to share his ice cream with me, while Lila looked longingly at all the things she just can't have yet. After ice cream, the boys went on the Carousel and Hayden had a blast!

Lila is content to spend most of her time with me, but for a little while each day she needs some daddy time. The zoo was no exception, and she had fun hanging out with daddy at the geyser, while Hayden hid behind me to avoid the water spraying him.

After we had walked our way through Africa, the dinos and part of North America, Hayden's feet started to get heavy. As he trudged along behind us, I asked him if he was tired and ready to go home. His response was, "Mommy, my batteries is runnin' out". We took this to mean it was time to go, and packed up to head home. As we left the zoo, he kept asking to go back. Finally Jay told him that we can only go to the zoo one time per day, and we'd already been today. He seemed to accept this, and was passed out after about 30 seconds on the road.