Zoo day

Took the little ladies to the Philly zoo today.

I'm not necessarily a fan of the Philly zoo-- my favorite thus far that we've been to was the "small" one in Tyler, TX when we took Maddie back in the Louisiana days-- but when you only have to pay the price of the weather for your admission, it's well worth it. I was planning on it being in the 40's and thus paying $4 for Dan, Maddie, and I but it ended up being right at 50 degrees by the time we made it. So, it was $5 a person but still a great deal. The 50 degrees was quite welcome too, and I swear we felt as though it was summer time!

It's hilarious because regardless of how many exotic animals are placed in front of my Beebster, she'll still continuously ask for the Boo's and Baa's. She was in heaven since the children's zoo had her two favorite animals in the world. We kept asking her what her favorite part of today was, and she'd automatically start cheering "Boo's! Baa's!" She's my farm animal lover. She also is infatuated with reptiles, and it's funny because I remember last February when we went and she was 14 months old, she also truly appreciated the alligators and snakes. Deja vu again this year. She kept going back to the alligator. She also loved the rogue peacocks that wander around the zoo, and the polar bears and lions. Maddie remembered making those pennies with zoo memorabilia in the machine last year, and so she loved making another one this year. That and the tiger trivia game were her favorites. And, of course the carousel.

They put in a new carousel this year, and it was really neat. Very unique and they just loved it. These girls can NOT pass a carousel without jumping up and down with excitement at wanting to ride it. They were so proud to pick out a butterfly (Maddie) and a monkey (Faith) to ride!

They had quite the day, and were so excited they didn't even sleep on the ride home. Instead they kept talking about all the animals they had seen. They wiped out by 6:45pm, but not before playing the most elaborate game with Dan. They were too funny. Dan was the Sheriff of Nottingham ("Robin Hood") and they were switching back and forth between being the little bunny brother and sister and then Robin Hood and Little John. It was too cute. They were laughing hysterically. They just love when their Daddy is off, and always enjoy this time together.