Zoo day!

A few weeks ago, Uncle Travis came to town before he had to start his summer classes. I mentioned I wanted to take Alice to the zoo and he jumped at the chance to go. I felt she was old enough to really see the animals and enjoy the visit. And I thought it would be a treat for Travis to go with her for her first trip to the zoo. He's missed so many firsts, this one would be fun.

So we packed up and headed to the zoo. On a tip from the zoo website, we waited until later in the afternoon to go and we missed most of the school crowds. 

It was so much fun!

She walked almost everywhere. And she LOVED finding the animals.

She would duck down to see under or stand on her tippy toes to see over.

And for some reason, the zoo has free roaming chickens. And Alice LOVES her some chickens.

"CHICKENS!!!!!"

It was fun to watch Travis have fun with her. She's finally old enough that can he play with her without fear of hurting her. 

And they both had a great time!

We even got to feed some Giraffes!!!

It was a perfectly lovely day. A little hot! But still lovely.

And magical. To see her find an animal and the excitement on her face was worth the heat. And the memories are priceless. 

Until next time....