Zach is on Spring Break this week. Although he always finds plenty to keep him busy during time off from class, we set aside today for a family fun day. Since the weather was pretty nice we decided to go to the Pittsburgh Zoo. (We seem to have a thing for going to zoos during spring break. The first year we were in CA we went to the Santa Barbara Zoo ; a few years later found us at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park.) The zoo was fairly empty, which was great because there was never a crowd around any particular animal. We ate our lunch on a bench overlooking the gorilla enclosure, and had front row seats at elephant bathtime--probably couldn't do that on a visit in July.
Austin, understandably, is a little young to fully appreciate a zoo; I think seeing the other people walking around fascinated him more than the animals! He really loved the aquarium, though, maybe because the fish are only a few inches in front of you. We look forward to taking him back when he's a bit older.
Baby boy, baby elephant!
Austin watched this fish swim back and forth for several minutes. Adorable!
2 comments:
looks like fun! What a sweet boy you have.
We took Aden to the zoo at 15 months and the aquarium at 17 months and both trips he wasn't too into it. But when I took him to the zoo at 2 years and the aquarium at 2 1/2, he had a blast both places! He absolutely loved them. So, I'd say try back in a year and see how Austin responds =)
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