First time at the Zoo

Audrey really seems to like animals and Ryan and I were sure it had been close to 20 years since either one of us had been to the zoo, so I made him take a day off during the week to go. The beginning of the day was perfect. Audrey was actually okay with sitting still in her stroller (this is usually NOT the case) and the weather was perfect. Then I had the brilliant idea of taking Audrey on the Carousel. She hadn't been on one since she was four months old but I thought she'd love it. I couldn't tell the reason why, but she hated it. She cried the whole time. After that she wasn't in the mood to go in the stroller so we let her run wild in the small animal building.
She chased this cat back and forth for awhile.
She was a little wary of the train at first but wound up liking it by the time it started moving. Ryan and I were grateful for the small breeze at this point in the day.
Our favorite part was the penguin pool. The penguins would line up on the edge of the ground, then take turns jumping in. Audrey would say "Ready, set, go" (this is one of her favorite phrases). Once they were in the water they even did some tricks for us. We thought it fitting for Audrey's souvenir to be this stuffed penguin.

Are Dads more fun?

You know how frustrating it is when someone is playing 'keep away' with you and you can't seem to get the ball? This is not the case for Audrey. She thinks it's hilarious.


I try to do things with Audrey all day. I read her books and take her shopping and we sing and dance...but she always seems to laugh and play harder when Daddy's home. They seem to have the best time with the simplest game.
To be honest, I wouldn't have it any other way.
This particular game was really close to bedtime as you can see by the look on Audrey's face.
P.S. Audrey always wins.