San Antonio Zoo Revisited.

We took Ava to the San Antonio Zoo back in October, right as she started walking and while it was still cool. While she enjoyed it then, and was really interested in all of the animals, she was WAY more into it this time. Check out the awesome time we had:

Checking out the hippos and fish:

Staring down the cats:



Happy baby!

Kanga:

Petting Zoo...she was swarmed by bees because of the popsicle. Chaos.

Warthog:

Elephant (obvs):

Okapi:

Trying to cool my poor baby down with a giant popsicle:

Ostrich:

Wild Dog:

We really liked the kangas:

Getting ready for a dip in the baby beach:


Such a fun trip - can't wait to go to the Houston Zoo later this summer!

A Day at the San Antonio Zoo!

Yesterday, David and I took Ava the 80ish miles down to San Antonio to the outstanding San Antonio Zoo. I'd been before, both with my oldest little sister (some 10ish years ago!) and also in the course of nannying, but it had been quite a while - at least 5 or 6 years! Anyhow, the zoo there puts the Austin Zoo to shame, and David had never been, so we hopped in the car, grabbed some coffee, and away we went! Ava was a perfect little saint, napping the entire way down and the entire way back, even though we got caught in game traffic and it took us over TWO HOURS to get home. Sweet, sweet baby :) Here's picture overload! Enjoy!

My "sister", Vanessa and I and our kiddos:

Our secret plan to actually become family:

Flamingos!

Gazelles:

Five porcupines "snuggling":

This Black Bear was pacing back and forth, seriously contemplating us for lunch!


Ava & Daddy

Grizzly Bear

Look at those claws!!!!

If there is anything creepier than a piranha, I'd like to hear it!

HUGE turtle! I thought it was a rock at first! (same with the hippo!)

Outbreak?

Getting into the Halloween spirit:


Scarlet Ibises - aren't they beautiful?

I may be making this up, but pretty sure I'd never before seen a real, live hippo!


In a while, crocodile:

This is a super rare Okapi, a giraffe-meets-zebra African anomaly:


African Wild Dog:

I love elephants, and A got a kick out of seeing a real one!

A & I posing on the baby elephant:

Black Rhino:

White Rhino:

I love cats, but geeeeeeeeeez the cats at the San Antonio Zoo are LAZY!



Kangaroo:

The Austin Children's Museum (AKA The Culprit).

This post was originally supposed to take place Saturday and be about what a super fun time Ava had with the girls Friday at the Austin Children's Museum, but lo and behold, she woke up super sick.

I feel SO guilty. Maybe I shouldn't have taken her here?? The thing is, I firmly believe that children who live in a germ-free bubble aren't building up any immunity and are actually at a disadvantage, and Ava and I have gone all over the map since day four. Literally. But still, I have major mommy guilt that she got sick from here. The only thing that makes me feel better are these:








Doesn't it look like she LOVED it??? I'm sorry you got sick, A :(