We paid a long-overdue visit to the zoo on Saturday. We had been averaging about twice per month, but it's been awhile. Eli was so excited! In fact, the plan was all his...Friday afternoon he was playing with his stuffed giraffes when he looked up at me with the brightest eyes, stood up and said "Want to go to the zoo tomorrow! Want to go to the real one!" (As opposed to the pretend zoo that his giraffes live in). So, Saturday morning after seeing Nana and Pa off on their wild adventure (we're talking seven week cross-country road trip! Hope you guys are having fun!), off we went. One of the top animals on Eli's agenda was the bears, and we reached their habitat just in time for their feeding. It was really amazing watching them hunt for fish, especially as they would come right up to the viewing window. I've never been this close to a live bear before!
It was a little much for my little man, but he soon discovered that the otters were fishing, too, and that was much for fun to watch! We watched the otters for quite awhile and Eli enjoyed every minute. He followed them back and forth along the viewing window and tapped on the glass saying "otter, otter, otter!"
We finally headed out to the zoo's North Meadow where they were having a Member Appreciation party (the title of which was "Zoofari") - Eli picked a good day to go to the zoo! It was actually really cool. They had free snacks and ice cream, free flamingo hats and tiger posters, and some fun music, too. 
They also had bouncy houses and face painting, but those had outrageous lines, and fortunately Eli didn't mind skipping them. It was nice to be back at the zoo. We had a fun day together, and incredible weather, too!
It was a little much for my little man, but he soon discovered that the otters were fishing, too, and that was much for fun to watch! We watched the otters for quite awhile and Eli enjoyed every minute. He followed them back and forth along the viewing window and tapped on the glass saying "otter, otter, otter!"We finally headed out to the zoo's North Meadow where they were having a Member Appreciation party (the title of which was "Zoofari") - Eli picked a good day to go to the zoo! It was actually really cool. They had free snacks and ice cream, free flamingo hats and tiger posters, and some fun music, too. They also had bouncy houses and face painting, but those had outrageous lines, and fortunately Eli didn't mind skipping them. It was nice to be back at the zoo. We had a fun day together, and incredible weather, too!
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