A Winter Visit to the Zoo

We had no plans today. I was debating between taking Joshua to the Children's Museum or taking him to the zoo. Once I woke up and saw the beautiful sun and clear skies I decided we should go to the zoo. The zoo in the winter???? You may be thinking I've lost my mind, but actually it was a great time thanks to the mild winter day we had. The zoo was free and will be through February 29 this year. The zoo was also very empty which meant lots of room to run and not many reminders spoken as far as behavior was concerned because there was no one to walk in front of or bump into. Joshua enjoyed every exhibit to it's fullest as we leisurely walked around. We spent lots of time in the aquarium building and while we were in there one of the zoo keepers told us they were going to feed the penguins. We of course had to linger a little longer to see that! The reptile and monkey building was another huge hit with Joshua. He walked up and down looking at each creature asking "what's that?" or commenting on them. Who would have ever thought we would have such a fun time at the zoo in the middle of winter?!?! The video below captures our fun morning!

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