The Zoo!

A few weeks ago we took the girls to the zoo for the first time! It was so much fun!! When we first got there, both girls were asleep (and stayed asleep!) for a bit.  Ashlynn woke up once I took her out of the comfy stroller.

First up was the elephants. There were 2 new baby elephants, and Ashlynn was SO excited to see them. She kept say "Eh-phant!!"

Next up were the giraffes and ducks. Ashlynn was most excited about the ducks!

We made our way around to the birds, and Miss B finally woke up!

It is hard to tell in this picture, but Mark and Ashlynn went in the "bird cage". I was way to creeped out to join them   Bailey was sleeping, so I did not go in. Ashlynn held the bird food out and was not scared one bit.

We picked the perfect day to go. It was cool out, and the zoo was almost empty. We got to go at our own pace and really enjoy the day.

We went to see the tigers next. Ashlynn LOVED watching the tiger, until it came up to the glass. That definitely scared her!

After hitting up a few exhibits, we took Ashlynn to check out the "Texas" area. They had a lot of fun interactive exhibits for kiddos.

In the Texas section, there is a train that drives to the front of the zoo and back. We hopped on, much to A's delight. She has a love of all things "tain and pane" (Trains and planes) right now.  She kept smiling and saying "Choo-Choo"!

Our next stop was to check out the flamingos, on Daddy's shoulders of course.

And the rhinos….where I snapped one of my favorite pictures!

And lastly, the monkeys!

We were so glad that we took the girls to the zoo. Ashlynn was at a perfect age to understand and get excited about the animals, and we are hoping to make the zoo a regular stop from now on!