What wonderful weather we've had! On one of the beautiful Wednesdays in March I took my children to the zoo alone... something I've never done before... and it was absolute perfection! It wasn't crowded and we were happy, relaxed, snacked all day, super well behaved, got to see lots of animals and feedings, and stayed until 4. I couldn't have asked for a better time. The #1 thing Kaelah would tell you if she was writing is that I bought them a bag of cotton candy. Then Danny would get excited and say the polar bear was playing peek-a-boo. (He kept on going in and out of the entry way b/c we knew the zoo keeper was on the other side getting food ready for him.) Michelle would tell you that the fox and the [red] panda were hiding so we couldn't see them. (She was so excited to be wearing her purple fox shirt she had me take a picture by the exhibit even though they were in their houses. And pandas are her favorite animal now-a-days, but he was sleeping in his hammock.) She would also tell you about how the Howler monkey sat on a tree branch and peed and pooped into the water. Fascinating for a 23-month-old and her siblings who seemed to only know humans and dogs do that. Oh, and Danny went the whole day accident free! He is officially declared potty trained. If you can ride and hour to the zoo, be there all day, and ride an hour back, I don't think there's much else a mom can throw at you! Congratulations, Danny boy! Once again you act older than you really are!
I have to mention why there is a picture of Michelle in the jeep. While Kaelah and Danny played Michelle kept downing sunflower seeds by the handful. She had never really had them before and liked them so much she used the jeep as a table and scarfed. Sadly, the sunflower seeds were not kind to her. She had her first blow-out for months right after we got home. Don't know if was a first timer shock on her digestive system or if she's sensitive to them, but either way I haven't busted out the seeds since. Boy, TMI on the poo in this blog post!I think a couple things really helped us have fun. First, I rented one of the zoo jeeps so all 3 of my children could ride if they wanted. Totally worth the $7. Second, there was no one for me to talk to other than the children. Although the children were sad none of their friends were there, it seems to make life simpler and happier. Kaelah says we should go to the zoo more often. If we can get lucky with a nice, uncrowded, lots of feeding day again, sign me up!
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