Ups and Downs

Abbey and I went to the zoo with a fun group this Friday. Abbey got to share one of her favorite places with Uncle Donnie, Great Aunt Karen, and cousins Ben, Dolores, Benny, & Zach. There were some definite ups and downs for Abbey. Well, really just one down. The rest of us saw all sorts of great stuff, from kangaroos & giraffes to little children riding in the basket part of strollers!

Abbey's favorite part...the underwater tunnel of the Arctic Ring of Life (or the submarine part as little Ben called it.) We spotted the polar bears hanging out outside, but the seals were in the pool and swimming around over our heads in the tunnel.
The location of Abbey's meltdown...the train! It was Abbey's first train ride, and she was loving life as we boarded the train at the Africa station. The train started, and all was fine for a few minutes; she was curious and looking around in amazement at everything moving by so quickly. I think the noise and the fumes got to her, though, and suddenly the smiles turned into cries and burying her face in my shoulder. Poor thing. She was over it quickly, thankfully.

What a fun day for us all!