Tuesday, April 19, 2011

A trip to the zoo

Today we had last minute plans to visit the zoo with the Atkinson's and we had so much fun!  The last time we had been to the zoo, Harper was only about a month old, so it has been a while.  Both girls were super excited to get to go and once we were there, they had a ball!  Harper kept telling me she wanted to, "see another animal" and Handley was just happy to be spending the day with her BFF. Those two could have fun anywhere!



This was the view we saw most of the day...they were fascinated by all the animals. 


Giving her best lion "roar"



After seeing most of the animals we had a picnic lunch and then visited the petting zoo area.  Harper was braver than I expected with the animals, as long as they were laying down.  As soon as they stood up she was backing away and right beside me.

Handley loved brushing the goats and didn't want to leave.

The next stop was the playground for a few minutes and although it was busy, the kids still had lots of fun running around, climbing, and sliding.




On our way out we bought the kids cotton candy as a special treat. A few weeks ago when we went to the Hawk's game she wanted some, but we promised her the next time we saw some she could get it. Well, wouldn't you know the very first thing she spotted when we walked through the gates of the zoo was cotton candy?!?! I told her if she was good she could have some at the end of the day, so I kept my promise. :-)

2 comments:

Alison LeBlanc said...

What a great picture of Harper and the panda. Glad you guys had fun!

Jennifer said...

What a fun day! It looks like the zoo was a blast and I love Harper's hair in pigtails! :) I also love their Easter shirts - adorable!