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Free Day at the Zoo.. woo hoo!

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By Sarah

Kaelah has been loving zoo and farm animals lately, so we jumped at the chance to go to the zoo without being charged admission. Grandma & Grandpa joined us and Dan even took the morning off work. The weather was amazing (absolutely perfect with a sweater on) and although it was as busy as a Saturday in summer it felt so much friendlier. Gratitude for a break from cabin fever? I know I felt that way! Above: all cheesy grinny... just like me. So that's where she gets it! lol.

It was such a joy to watch Kaelah figuring out what she was looking at -- you could just see the gears cranking in her head. It took her the longest to figure out the elephants because at first we could only see their big butts. Once Kaelah saw their trunks her eyes became huge & she pointed & made her elephant noise. Eureka!
You might notice the stuffed dog that is always over her shoulder. This was our trial run of bringing her backpack out in public before Disneyland in May & she did magnificently! It kept her from running in front of another stroller & one of the zoo vehicles & kept other people from walking in between us. We noticed that the only parents who seemed stressed out were the only parents without backpacks on their children. Best 10 bucks I've spent lately!
On the way back out I asked if anyone remembered where the car was parked. Kaelah got out the map even though she was soooo tired from such an exciting morning. Great idea to look it up! That's how we found the animals, after all! (:

Comments

Mandi said…
I see you finally discovered the joy of the backpack leash. It's a life saver and sanity saver for me. I couldn't go any where with out it. It has saved Sam from death and ingury many times...he's just too fast when you have your hands full with another baby.
February 26, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Margot said…
I am a huge fan of the backpack/leash. Peter's is a monkey. I agree with Mandi, it's a total life and sanity saver.
February 27, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Reggs said…
Wow, i've never tried one! But after paisley almost tossed herself in the baptismal font at a temple open house.
March 7, 2009 at 2:07 AM
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