Like I said in my last post, it has been unseasonably warm here (thank you global warming....or climate change) but that's all changing this week. It is COLD and snowing as I type. Don't worry though, we took full advantage of every warm day we got. A couple of weeks ago it was so nice that I packed up the boys and headed off to the zoo. It could not have been more perfect. The animals were out, there was almost no one else there, and the weather was absolutely perfect.
Austen had a blast and so did Archer. I carried him in the moby wrap for most of the trip which he loved because he could see all the animals. I'm pretty sure the elephants were his favorite because he was just mesmerized by them and he stared forever. Austen was in charge of the map so that was fun. We even stopped off at a little outdoor cafe section for a picnic. The cafe is closed for the winter, but they still have the tables and chairs set up. It was so fun because we were all alone!
Here's Austen taking a map reading break in front of the bears.
The bears were eating oranges. It was amazing to see.....did you know they can peel an orange with their claws?
Austen talking to the polar bear statue.
He was so excited to see crocodiles. This was the one picture he was excited about.
He was climbing up this fence right in front of the snow leopard's enclosure when the thing locked onto him and decided to pounce. The leopard came flying at Austen and was spread eagle on the fence. Austen was so scared that he fell off the fence. I somehow managed to snap a pic right as it was happening, but it was really scary or as Austen said terrifying. He kept asking me why the snow leopard thought he was prey and telling me he doesn't like snow leopards very much.
This pic is a zoo tradition!
About 2 hours in he was exhausted and slept for a while in his stroller.
Happy boy eating his lunch.
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