Let the Zoo season begin!

The zoo is where we spend a lot of our free time when it is warm out. Especially as Audrey gets older seems she enjoys it even more and it is amazing how she knows so many specific kinds of animals. We took our first trip to the zoo of the season this week and she told me what a sloth bear was and that it was lazy. There is always something new to do every time we go to the zoo and I had the day off work so Friday we took a trip out there :)

Literally how she rides Hudson at home. Poor dog, her probably wishes he was born into another family :)

Simba!

There was literally no one at the zoo. The weather has been beautiful recently but Friday there was a chance of rain and it must have scared everyone off. Plus kids are still in school so that probably kept the crowds down. The great thing about having a zoo pass! It did start raining and Audrey had a doctors appointment in the afternoon anyways but its great to go for a few hours and leave whenever we want :)

Just thought this tree was pretty :) Also, check out the crowd... or lack there of :)

This turtle stared at Audrey for a long time.

We always went to the zoo together! Chris even if he really didn't want to would always go with us to the zoo because he knows how much Audrey loves it.  So we were thinking about him a lot yesterday. We had a lot of fun just the two of us but we both wished he had been there. The aquarium is both Audrey and Chris' favorite part of the zoo and she even said at one point "that is dad's favorite kind of fish!" They would spend hours in there if I let them. We definitely both missed him a lot yesterday.

After the rain began we decided to pack up and head to lunch. Spaghetti and meatballs... Audrey's fav!

 Audrey had a doctors appointment that afternoon, just a well check up where they measured her at 40 inches tall! So she will be tall and skinny like her father :) She also did very well on the hearing and vision and I was worried about the vision. Not that she acts like she can't see but Chris and I are both very blind so it is probably inevitable that she will probably be that kindergartner with glasses. Other than that she did great on everything and she is as smart as a whip! But we already knew that :)

Great day with a great kid!

She also had to get a shot at the doctors and I swear it is worse as they get older. She knew it was coming and as any mom would say it is agonizing watching her get a shot. But she was a trooper and ice cream afterwards fixed everything!