Mom and I wanted to take the boys to Hogle Zoo this year, we just wanted to do it before it became miserable hot. This past week we took them and Dad came along with us. It was a lot of fun and they were both EXCELLENT! From the moment they got to our house that morning, they were so excited. There was no fight or dragging feet to get dressed and have breakfast. They helped me get everything we needed and the car loaded. They also took my phone and took some pictures. Can you tell how excited they were?
We took my car down and Carson loves being able to sit in the very back on his own! When we got to the zoo, it was way more crowded then we had anticipated, but we were there, so we jumped in. Thankfully once we got in the zoo, it really wasn’t that bad. It was more like everyone got there at the same time. Cody was tired so he didn’t want to walk. We didn’t take the stroller since we figured that he would, because he likes to do whatever big brother does. Carson loved carrying the map and navigating the zoo. We saw the elephants first (my favorite). As soon as Cody as it he said, “Woah. Big.” He really liked the elephants and wanted to just stay there. We convinced him that there was a lot more to see and we could always come back and see the elephants again. At this point Dad and I were able to convince him to walk holding both of our hands so that he could swing. We checked out the Rhinos, which were Carson’s favorites. Then we went to the sea lions. They were doing their presentation so they were doing all sorts of tricks. Cody especially liked going in the building where he could sit against the glass. One sea lion kept swimming right by the glass. He was so happy! Carson kept us moving along to see more and more animals. Cody wasn’t impressed with the grizzly bears. When we were checking them out, he said "don’t like it.” After this Carson really wanted to go check out the playground and splash pad. He kept climbing a tower and going down a slide and loved it. When Cody saw the water and the kids playing in it, he got right down and went over to start stomping in puddles! He loved it. He completely soaked his shoes and socks, but he didn’t seem to mind at all. Carson joined him in the water for a little bit and then we decided to get something to eat and give the boys a chance to dry out. Dad and I carried Cody since he didn’t have any shoes or socks on. We got a great pizza for lunch and the boys must have been hungry!
Mom got tickets for the carousel, which Carson wanted to go on. He and grandma went together while Grandpa took Cody. I took pictures for them. Carson liked it, but he didn’t want to sit on any of the animals, he just sat on the bench on it. Cody didn’t like it and Grandpa ended up just holding him for most of it.
We got to see the new baby Amour Leopards, monkeys and so much more. When we went to the small animal house, Cody kept asking to hold anything that was small and cute. He would put out his hands and say “I hold it.” When we told him that he couldn’t, he would say, “cute”. He did this with the meerkats, small monkeys and really anything soft and fluffy that was smaller than him. Carson loved finding all of the snakes there.
We went to see the giraffes before heading over to the train. Grandma Trish bought the boys the opportunity to feed the giraffe. I had never been that close to the head of a giraffe before and I guess I had never truly understood just how big they were. Their eyes are huge!! Carson was so excited to feed it, until they handed him the lettuce and said the worst thing that could happen would he that he would get slobbered on. Then he was not having any of it! He stood near by while Cody and Grandma fed it. Yes Cody even fed the giraffe. When he was done he kept giggling and telling us that the giraffe licked his hand! It must have made an impression, because when we went to the gift shop, he was only interested in the giraffe stuffed animals.
The boys really wanted to go on the train and we had to wait in line about a half hour. They were so excited. The loved the little train ride and when we got off, we went to get the boys something at the shop and head home. Carson picked out a huge stuffed snake while Cody ended up with a stuffed giraffe. He snuggled it and kept saying how cute it was. Finally something he could hold!
Cody slept a good part of the way home. Carson had quite a bit of energy being pent up in the car, so it made for a long drive for me. We had a lot of fun and the boys seemed to have a great time too!
We went to see the giraffes before heading over to the train. Grandma Trish bought the boys the opportunity to feed the giraffe. I had never been that close to the head of a giraffe before and I guess I had never truly understood just how big they were. Their eyes are huge!! Carson was so excited to feed it, until they handed him the lettuce and said the worst thing that could happen would he that he would get slobbered on. Then he was not having any of it! He stood near by while Cody and Grandma fed it. Yes Cody even fed the giraffe. When he was done he kept giggling and telling us that the giraffe licked his hand! It must have made an impression, because when we went to the gift shop, he was only interested in the giraffe stuffed animals.
The boys really wanted to go on the train and we had to wait in line about a half hour. They were so excited. The loved the little train ride and when we got off, we went to get the boys something at the shop and head home. Carson picked out a huge stuffed snake while Cody ended up with a stuffed giraffe. He snuggled it and kept saying how cute it was. Finally something he could hold!
Cody slept a good part of the way home. Carson had quite a bit of energy being pent up in the car, so it made for a long drive for me. We had a lot of fun and the boys seemed to have a great time too!
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