Zoo Day!

In an effort to make the most of a "stay-home" Memorial Day weekend we decided to do things around the Puget Sound. Saturday, we spent most of the day outside cleaning up the yard, washing cars and playing outside.

Sunday (despite dreary skies) we packed a picnic lunch and all the necessary clothing for our outdoor adventure at the Woodland Park Zoo. Aaden had never been to a zoo, so he wasn't quite sure what we were up to. Thankfully the rain held and it was actually a nice-ish day. The lines were LONG to get in, but persistence paid off and we had a great time.

He enjoyed seeing the monkeys "with their blankets", the sloth bear "who needs a haircut", the Tapir "kind of like a big mouse, elephant" and the arctic fox "looks like Emma"! He hadn't been in his stroller in over a year, but we brought it along and it made the trip so much easier. He was able to walk the shorter distances between exhibits but didn't have to hoof it from one end of the zoo to the other or back to the car (parked a number of blocks away from the zoo to save the $5.25 parking fee)!

By 2:30pm he looked up and said "time to go home for a nap". And we happily obliged. At dinner we chatted about our favorite animals, Kristofer enjoyed the brown bear, Aaden the tapir and I loved the little black monkey that came up to the exhibit window and sat and stared Aaden in the face with his arms crossed. So sweet.

Enjoy a few pictures from the day.

 Patiently waiting in line

 The zoo!

 Sloth bear "needs a haircut"

 Mesmerized!

 Orangutans with their "blankies"

 The monkey that caught Aaden's eye...

 and came to sit in front of him at the window for a staring contest.

 What the!?

 The tapir "elephant, mouse"

 Brown bear

"Kind of like Emma"!