We took Avery for her 1st visit to the zoo this weekend. We've been debating when would be a good time to take her and we kinda decided to wait until the spring, but with a three day weekend and the perfect weather forecast we just couldn't resist. We had a great time. The theme for the animals was babies, babies, babies, which was quite appropriate for us. We saw a baby giraffe, baby chimp, and a baby gorilla. Avery was still a bit too young to really understand where we were or what we were looking at. She enjoyed people watching (especially all the kids) just as much as the animals. The flamingos were really close, so she was able to see them very well. We stayed there for a good bit while she stared and stared. I only wish I knew what she was thinking.
We arrived at the zoo around 11:00 and didn't leave until closing time of 4:00. Avery was a complete angel and didn't have a single melt down. I attribute that to her fabulous temperament, but also to a well prepared mama with plenty of snacks, sippy cups, and toys.
After being such a good girl she of course got a special treat in the gift shop. I don't plan on being "that mom" who buys her kids something EVERYwhere they go, but I saw this at a special memento of her 1st trip to a new place. We will see how well I will stick to those guns :) Here are a few pictures of our amazing day.
Oh by the way, did I mention it was the beginning of November and it was 75 degrees?!?! Amazing!
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