Zippity Zoo Da

Another week, another day at the zoo, this time with some of our favorite people - Colleen, Brendan, and new baby Lainey.  Sorry Lainey, I didn't snap any photos of you in the carrier.  Both Lainey and Dylan spent the majority of their zoo visit strapped to our respective chests, enjoying their rides and providing a little extra calorie burn for the mommies.  Seriously, I have those Sketchers flip flops that are supposed to help you tone your legs and tush, and they never seem to do anything.  Throw D in the Ergo for a zoo visit, and suddenly I feel like writing a testimonial for them!

Of course, it didn't hurt that we were at the zoo for about fourteen days.  Abbey and Brendan had a blast hanging out and checking out everything.  By everything, I don't necessarily mean the animals.  Animals were visited, don't worry, but so were zoo benches, random blades of grass, and some plucked marigolds.  (The marigolds in question were NOT picked by our children, although it was touch and go for a few minutes trying to explain why they couldn't pick the flowers after watching another little girl do it.)

All in all, the zoo delivered, as usual.  We have paid for that membership so many times over.  I almost feel guilty about it!

so excited to see her great friend

"the turtle you ride on"

filling cups with water

and dumping out water

and filling cups with water

a rock to climb

a pipe in the ground to explore

a tiger to visit

an elephant to hug

Handy Brendan, a close cousin of Handy Manny's is fixing the ground for the elephant

Handy Brendan's skills were also needed on various benches and fences around the zoo

the ice wall

copious amount of hand sanitizer are always used after the ice wall

no photographs, please

look at that little smirk

flirt