Recently, we went on one of our favorite family outings - the Bronx Zoo. It was an absolutely gorgeous day weather wise. We've learned from the past that you have to enter the zoo with a plan and cannot go to all the exhibits in one day or you'll regret it (learned from experience), so we let the kids each choose 2 exhibits they wanted to see/do. Matt chose the monorail that goes through the Asia exhibit and the seals. Emily's choices were the Children's zoo and the Reptile House. The pictures are from the children's area. Matt was having a "discussion" with the chicken. I love the prairie dog exhibit with the pop up tubes in the habitat. It really makes the kids feel like they are one of them. Of course, we had to get a picture of them in the bird's nest located in the bird's aviary section. They also got to ride the Bug carousel and no trip would be complete without a visit to the gift shop - Emily got a plush toy that is shaped like a tree stump that has 6 holes in it and in each hole there is a different plush bird and Matt got a viper head that is on a stick that helps control its tongue sticking out. We spent about 3 hours there and it was just the right amount of time.
Emily enjoyed it so much that when her teacher asked them to do their Show & Tell recently on "My Favorite Activity to Do with my Family?" guess what she chose? You got it, going to the zoo. She drew an amazing picture of each of us doing an activity at the zoo.
It makes me very pleased to know that the kids are having moments in their childhood that they will remember as happy family times later in life.
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