Our Adventure to the Zoo

Near the Giraffe Exhibit
Dad holding the boys at the Giraffes
Mom and Liam getting ready for the Carousel-can you see his excitement?
Riding the Carousel

We made our first trip to the Zoo this weekend. The Como Zoo and Conservatory is located in St. Paul and is actually FREE, which we thought was great considering we were not even sure the boys would be interested in the zoo. Although we thought we had the trip organized with the basics including extra food and drinks, stroller, diapers, a day with great cooler weather, etc...we missed one small detail. The Zoo is located within a few miles of the Minnesota State Fair, which we have learned is very popular. Needless to say, parking was a nightmare and we drove around for over an hour looking for a place to park. We were fortunate because we planned the driving part of the trip around the time that the boys nap so they were asleep for "most" of the time. "Most" of the time meaning they woke up right at the end of our hunt for a parking place and they were screaming mad and hungry. Just as we were about to bag the whole idea, we found a place to park that was not 5 miles away from the zoo. The boys seemed to enjoy the animals and were particularly interested in the ducks and seals. We rode on a carousel that was the most exciting part of the trip. They were surprised by it initially, but enjoyed the music and spinning around in circles.

Liam has discovered his legs recently and now loves to jump up and down in the bouncy chair and exersaucer. Luke has been jumping for awhile now, but Liam would typically just sit and twirl around. It is quite funny to watch him do his little dance around the floor.

We hope you had a nice weekend!