2 Hours at the Zoo

Report From the Zoo:  2 hours, lots of running, excitement and zero meltdowns.  Huge success! 

Lea was as excited as a two year old can get about something she has never done before.  Upon approaching the entrance of the zoo she was chanting "animals, animal."  Granted, we were still in the car at this point.  Walking towards the actual entrance of the zoo she spotted some sparrows and shouted, "BIRDS! BIRDS! That's BIRDS!" (English grammar is not her strong point yet.  Random words and gibberish, that's her wheelhouse)  I assumed that would be the high point of the zoo, Kate told me it was not time to go home yet.

From there she was uber-excited about everything.  BIRDS! OTTERS! WATER! TREES! Not so much with the goats, but they stink and are ugly.  No one likes goats.  If you like goats, you need to do some soul searching because goats are dumb. 

Third best part: The playground.  Kinda thought we'd be stuck at the playground the whole time.  Although, there were three different slides.  One of which I squeezed down with her. Literally squeezed.  It was enclosed, and not built for someone Steven-sized.  

Second best part: The tiger pen.  Not because of the tigers mind you.  She was excited for the 1980s Toyota Landcrusier that was cut in half.  Facing forward she could steer the half-vehicle, turn around and Tony the Tiger was prowling around sizing us up for lunch.  It's a little unnerving seeing a 500+ lb tiger occasionally checking you out.  Thankfully Lea had diapers. 

Best part EVER:  Fish aquarium.  See pictures below.  This was the last thing we saw, but sooooooo exciting.  Three tanks for which she ran from one, to the other, to the other, back to the first, and so on.  One tank was filled with fish from Finding Nemo.  She chased the poor clown fish around for away.  THAT'S NEMO!!!! HIYA NEMO!

Good times.

Lea told me this was an egg. Thought we'd be stuck here for most of the trip.

We're saying 'hi' to a swan. Not so exciting. 

 I really have no idea why, sometimes you just gotta sit.

Kangaroo Lea. If you notice a trend, she was too excited to look into the camera long enough for a proper picture.

This was most of the trip. Running, running and running. Heck of leader we have. She refused to let Kate and I take the lead very long. 

If you couldn't tell from the first photo the kangaroo was not real.

Dirty, sticky goats.

No Lea. Just prairie dogs. I love prairie dogs.

Lions.  She was not overly excited about the lions.  And not a single lion told us about the circle of life.  So disappointed.

Fish, so much fun! 

More fish!