Zoology

I'm a little behind, but I'm finally getting around to posting pictures from two recent zoo visits. The season has arrived when we can wander the outdoor trails at the Minnesota Zoo once again! Now, let's just hope the construction gets done before next year...

The first visit was with four of my friends and our ten children (including one daycare kid)- we were quite a sight to be seen! Thankfully it wasn't very busy, so our four strollers didn't clog the walkways too often.

We checked out the Tropical Trail first. By far, Max's favorite part of the trip was the fish feeding at the aquarium. We actually got to listen to a diver give a presentation while she fed the fish! He was riveted. Then we trekked out to the farm to see the Farm Babies. We all squeezed around one table for lunch, and amazingly there were no major meltdowns! Max attempted to help himself to an over-sized rainbow lollipop, but we managed to grab him and return the pilfered goods before any damage was done (to the treat or to my wallet)

Max the Turtle

The little kiddos were entranced by the fish in the tank

"Maaaaaa!" says the goat. "Maaaaa!" says Ellie.

"Maaaaa!" says Lachlan.

And "Maaaaaa!" says Angela!

Then last Friday, we made it to the zoo with my grandparents on the only nice day of the week. We were able to enjoy the animals and the weather, and we stayed until the zoo closed. I vote they stay open longer than 4:00! On this trip, we made the whole loop (minus the farm), and Grandpa got the fun job of trying to keep tabs on Max while Grandma and I stayed with Lucian and the stroller. My grandpa said that he had a great time talking to Max and that "He just talks until he figures out what he's trying to say!" Yep, that's my boy in a nutshell. When we left the zoo, we went back to meet Paul at our house for what has become our tradition: Chinese Takeout! Yum, yum.







Here's to many more zoo visits this summer!