Zippitty Zoo Dah

Andrew’s preschool class had a field trip to the zoo yesterday. After keeping him home from school sick on Monday and Tuesday I deemed him well enough to attend. The poor kid had been preparing for this trip all month – I just HAD to let him go! With a bit of a drippy nose and a nice cough we ventured to the zoo. Shelley came with us and I was SO glad to have her company and help! We spend a nice chunk of time just sitting in one of the bird aviaries eating apples and chatting while Andrew watched the birds run around on the ground. 

I had to get a picture of Andrew  by his favorite zoo animal….well…it wasn’t really working and he loved them all so I got a good one by the zebras. He is giving me a thumbs up – I was pretty impressed!

Carter was a champ. He had no morning nap, but seemed to be alright. Thank goodness he can drink out of a straw, so the straw sippy seemed to keep him occupied for a bit.

We met up with Andrew’s class for lunch and his best friend from school R (for privacy and protection reasons) was SO excited to see him. She had missed him at school the previous days and it was so cute to see them give each other a HUGE hug. They were so giddy and played and played together. They just adore each other. She is one cute little girl!

After lunch we went to the sting ray exhibit. Andrew stuck his hand in the water, but this was short lived as the one of the rays came up and flapped its wing or whatever it is and splashed the water. That was all it took – Andrew was scared to death of them! His sweet teacher tried to convince him to try again, but no luck! This picture pretty much sums up how he felt about the rays! I wouldn’t let Carter touch that water…you think I’m crazy! Who knows what kind of sea poop is in there and I just know his hands would end up in his mouth before I could wash them. Shelley was so wonderful and held him while I tried to keep track of Andrew. He sure enjoyed watching the waterfall. What a water baby! 

We skipped out on the train ride at the end. Andrew was pretty upset not to get to go, but we were spent. I promised him we would go next time. Carter was getting a little crabby and the only thing that would make him happy was my hair. Yes, the child loves hair. He reaches for Andrew’s all the time and if you put him up on your shoulders he is more than thrilled. It is quite funny!All in all I would have to say it was a nice trip to the zoo. We are going to have to make a few more trips in the near future before the heat REALLY starts to set in. I am so not ready for the summer to come!