Day at the Zoo

Last week I took the kids to the Fort Worth Zoo. Eva had been asking to go for a while and looking at the weather forecast we decided that it would be the perfect day. Did you know that Wednesdays are half price day at the zoo??? Such a good deal. We did miss Ryan going with us but hopefully we can all go as a family next year.

Whenever I dreamed about my life as a stay at home mom I seriously always just pictured myself with two little kids just walking happily around the zoo. Like that was picture of what my life as a mom would look like. So here I am now with two little kids and it was every bit as awesome as I had imagined! I was worried it might get stressful but we had such a fabulous day!

Our first stop was the cheetah. I know, you've seen a cheetah before. But I feel like I haven't seen it out and about much at the zoo before. 

We strolled around for a bit and then took our snack break in front of the giraffes. I knew I would have to stop and feed Jensen for a bit and decided that stopping in front of cool animals would be way more entertaining than sitting in the big picnic area. 

The mama elephant nursing her son! Oh my goodness. This was such a magical moment for me to see. I'm sure part of that is because I'm a nursing mom, but it was so neat to see such giant animals embracing in such a tended, natural moment. Even Eva was like, "Oh that's the mama elephant. She's giving her baby milk. She has elephant boobs." Ha, so sweet. 

My one disappointment of the day was the kangaroos. Normally the kangaroos are my favorite! I love watching them awkwardly hop along. But that day they were sleeping both times we walked by. LAME. You owe me, kangaroos. 

Okay, this kangaroo cuteness made up for it. I love her giant smile. And the fact that she still needed my help climbing up on that kangaroo. 

Traveling in style! I love my Graco sit and stand. It made it so easy for Eva to hop on and off whenever she wanted. It is easy to push and allows them to giggle along together. AND Jensen even napped in it for part of the time. Yeah. I was "that mom" who had a baby actually sleeping in a stroller. I could probably count on one hand how many times that has ever happened once my kids aren't in an infant carrier. 

The lion. He didn't roar while we were there. We did spend some time making our best roaring sounds at him. He looked cuddly. 

 The mama and two baby lions looked like they were posed perfectly for photos.

The old male gorilla. If you can ever picture a male gorilla, isn't it always this exact same one? He always looks so grumpy.  At one point while we were watching he very clearly gathered all the females, communicated with them, and then every single gorilla spread out, turned around, and just showed us their hairy bottoms. Well played, grumpy old man. I bet you got a good laugh out of that trick.

My favorite zoo photo! You can't see any animals, but how cute are those children? We had such a wonderful day together that I will always remember.