I wanted to get out and enjoy this beautiful morning, so the girls and I headed to the zoo. Since we have annual passes, we were able to just take it easy and meander around which was nice. We started out at the flamingos where both girls loudly noted they are stinky animals.
We decided to start at the playground and go the opposite route as normal. Good call on our part as there were only a couple of other kids there. Normally the playground is near the end of the loop so it gets more crowded as the day moves along.
Both girls wanted to try their luck at jumping 6 feet like a kangaroo.
My monkeys love to climb. They affectionately named themselves Swinger (Lily) and Monk (Mia).
They couldn't wait to ride the train.
Studying the map. Lily enjoyed being our guide.
Next up was the carousel. We all three rode on panda bears.
Mia was very excited about the petting zoo. She loves to brush the animals. Lily waited by the fence for us because she didn't want to pet them today.
My sweet kangaroos.
My favorite animal to see there is the giant panda. Po was in the next enclosure sleeping in the tree, but Xi Lan was happily munching away on some bamboo.
After a lunch break, the girls asked to head back to the playground area instead of seeing the other half of the zoo. Why not? We stopped by to see the giant tortoises on the way. According to the zookeeper, Al is close to 600 pounds and is almost 125 years old. His friend, Tex, is 90 years old. Wow.
We also stopped at the climbing wall. I was very proud of Lily for finding her courage to give it a try. She's always been too nervous before, but she tried it this time.
Mia couldn't wait. She climbed to the top and rang the bell. Twice. As a family walked behind me, I heard the dad exclaim "Holy moly! Is that girl part spider?!" as she quickly and confidently scampered up the wall.
We played on the playground again for a few minutes but I could see the girls were wearing down quickly, so we came on home. This was a fun morning with my girls!
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