Bria Takes on the Zoo

Last week we took advantage of the newly-wonderful weather and went to the zoo with some friends. It was an absolutely perfect day for the zoo, and we stayed just long enough to see some of the best animals and then head home for nap time.

Bria still tells me about it almost every day. Here are Bria and Elsa watching the Panda. Bria always tells me "Panna! eatin' grass. panna eatin' boo." The panda was indeed eating bamboo.
We also saw an elephant (and I, of course, didn't take a picture) which has always been Bria's favorite animal. She tells me all about how the elephant was playing with a ball and how she saw his eyes, ears, nose, trunk, mouth, tail, feet, eyelashes, etc. I think it may have been the highlight of her life.
There are also some construction going on at the zoo. I thought it was rather funny that several moms were gathered around watching the tractors and cranes because it is just as exciting for little kids to watch construction as it is to see animals. Bria and Elsa also found it to be much more capitvating that smiling for the camera.
Bria and Elsa walked around holding hands and showing things to each other. We also saw gorillas, snakes, turtles, porcupines, and tons of other animals. It was fun to take Bria to the zoo and she actually knew what she was seeing and she could get excited about it. We can't wait to go again!