Subscribe to our blogA quick trip to the zoo
We took the kids in to get flu shots on Tuesday. All’s going well with them. Wil’s at 36lbs these days and McKinley was around 30lbs. Izzabelle is up to about 9lbs.
At any rate, as we were headed to the doctor, both Wil and McKinley were asking to go to the zoo. Okay, it was about 42 degrees outside, and we didn’t have the double stroller to push them in, and the wind was blowing, and we had Izzabelle, and we didn’t have her stroller, and…
And kids are nearly impossible to stop when their brain latches onto an idea.
Luckily, the zoo just completed a brand new exhibit. A South American Tropical rain forest. Yeah, now we can make some winter zoo trips to warm up. Temp inside? A toasty 85 degrees.
So Wil and McKinley and I raced through the park to get to the entrance doors for the tropical rain forest. Unfortunately, the exibit, while situation near the front of the zoo, was built with the doors (entrance) on the other end. So you have to walk all the way around the exhibit to get in (ok, seriously, can I sit on some of these planning boards?).
Once we got inside, we were able to spend 45 minutes or so enjoying it. They’ve got anteaters and bats and toucans and monkeys and small crodiles (we didn’t see these in the water the last time we were they, so we didn’t know about them. That made for a neat surprise today because we weren’t expecting them).
Mami hung out in the truck, parked outside with Izzabelle while we were inside enjoying the tropical heat. It was a lot of fun.
Grandma/Grandpa Wilson: Oh boy, the ornament clusters brought back memories; I can remember Lonni and Jody doing the same thing. And of course, we too had to sneek around when they weren't watching and spread them out...lol. I'm sure as you continue the traditions at your house, they will have wonderful memories of them as they grow and then raise their own children...and the legacy continues! Have a wonderful Christmas, we absolutely wish we could be there, but alas, we do love snow---only from a distance this days. TV, mountain tops viewed from our valley, and lots of your "snow" pictures are
Melodia Wilson: Thankfully, no one had to give up a Lazy boy. Amazing but true, we were able to keep all three chairs and the kiddie table in the living room! LOL! It's a tight fit, but we managed. Hehehe.
ang: The tree looks great with only one thing missing - snowflakes! FYI: Born and raised in snowbelt country and there is no beating the true Lake Effect machine. Try sitting by Lake Erie watching the clouds roll in and the snow blanket all around you---that is a true WNY experience. We know it can snow any time even after a 70 degree day in mid March! Glad to see the kids enjoy the snow it is a true icon of this region try out the huge hills at Jamestown Community College--when they are about 10! As an adult it was
Lala: Mel you outdid yourself! Great job!
Lonni Wilson: C'mon, that candy thing isn't all me. Besides, that's how I was raised... my dad was a connoisseur of candy. Oh, and understand someone, I was buying bulk candy in junior high and taking it to school in a tupperware box in my backpack... yeah, a regular "candy man" and I loved it! So c'mon, jokes all around about the candy guy.