Blair's New Love : The Zoo

It's been years since we'd ventured to the zoo but on the encouragement of some friends we decided it was time to take Blair. She is at an age where she loves animals... saying their names, identifying them, mimicking their sounds... it's so cute to watch.  She LOVED the zoo.  She talks about it almost every day.  Highlights: the baby elephant, the rhino and the "choo choo train". 

A couple of weeks after her maiden voyage to the zoo, we went back on a mini field trip with some fun girls from the neighborhood. Perfect timing.  And talk about fun! It was pretty crazy as it was the opening day for the new arctic exhibit... debuting the polar bear, otters, sea lions. A very cool exhibit. 

 Here comes a sea lion!

wouldn't be any fun without a large DC... like mother like daughter!

the ladies : (l-r) Keri, Camille, Megan, me, Danielle, Krystal (Mandy was nearby)

the stroller brigade: Jett & Krue, Boston, Jack, Taylee, Blair, Kyson, Sienna & Paisley

 

HAD to ride the "choo choo train" - and of course, had to sit next to Mom, not on my lap.

 

 She loves flipping through the pics on my phone and always stops at this one. I think she's amazed that she rode a penguin!  She was a little wary of the carousel at first ... her penguin was a little rickety.  Most mornings since our outing she wakes up saying, "Go to the zoooo, tomorrow?!"  Maybe it's time to get some family passes to the zoo? I can hardly tell her no.