We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

 


This weekend we took a little mini vacation up to the Columbus Zoo.  I haven't been in a long time and I'm not sure Evie has ever been.  It's a big zoo but very interactive and she made it through most of it before she passed out.  We started with the petting zoo which she did NOT love at all. But she was a good sport while we petted the goats and lambs.





We made our way around the lizards and she got to see polar bears and grizzly bears and even some reindeer which she thought was pretty cool.  Her favorite animal is the giraffes and she got to learn about the different kinds today. We only have Masai at our zoo but Columbus also has Reticulated giraffes so she got to see the difference in their spots.







We got to see a baby elephant too! It's just eleven weeks old and so small and cute. We also saw some koalas and Tasmanian devils and other fun things our zoo doesn't have. 









Toward the end of our zoo trip we headed out to Dino Island and we got to ride a little boat through dinosaurs!! Evie was apprehensive at first and wanted to make sure they weren't real dinosaurs before she continued. Once we assured her they were not real and couldn't eat us she was very excited to find her most favorite dinosaur; the T-Rex. He was waiting for us at the very end much to her excitement. It was a super fun, if a bit tiring weekend. Looking forward to doing it again in the future!

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