A Wonderful Day at The Gainsville Zoo

Nelson and I somehow managed to get a Friday off together and so instead of staying home and cleaning and doing laundry, we decided to get out of the house! This winter has been a little weird this year! We had a nice day in the 70's, a little windy, but a gorgeous day for the zoo. We decided to just go to the Gainsville zoo, DFW zoo, is a lot bigger, but we just wanted a little day trip, and we were so glad we went there!! It is the neatest, cutest, cleanest little zoo!! We just all had a blast!! They have kept up everything just wonderfully there and clean (I know I know, I have a severe OCD problem when I start looking for clean zoos!) Anyway, Will and Ajay had a blast and it for sure beats folding laundry!! But if you guys want a little day trip, I would highly recommend the Gainsville zoo and park there. It is really clean (for the 100th time) and very well kept and just great, I wish Durant had something like this!

They have this huge African safari area for the giraffes and zebras that was really neat. You walk (or run, if you're Will) over this bridge and can see them from up above! Will took off running and Nelson had to really run fast (I think he was out of breath, age. . .?) and when he caught up to Will to tell him he can't just take off like that without Mommy or Daddy, he said, "Daddy will you buy me a coke?" Nelson looked and he had been running to a coke machine. Only my child would think a Coke is more interesting that a huge giraffe looking right at him?? He cracks me up!

After Will got his Coke, well actually Root Beer, he said that was the one he wanted, all was good and I managed to talk him into standing still so I could at least get a picture of him with the Zebras! I still don't know if he ever saw them, but he did enjoy that Coke!

When we bought our tickets, the lady in the window said, here is some of your change in quarters so you can feed the animals at the petting zoo. I NEVER let Will do that at any of the other zoos we have been to, but I figured since it was such a clean zoo, we would try. Plus they had a sink hand washing station and Purell near by (what a great clean zoo!). But the lady also said, "Watch out for Rocky, he gets a little crazy for the food." So here is crazy Rocky and Will. He was on pretty good behavior that day and Will really enjoyed feeding the goats!

I couldn't resist making the boys do this! It is just too cute!! This was at the park next to the zoo. Which has a huge playground, lots of room to run around, and a train for them to ride. Just a great place!! Nelson and Will got to play there while I fed Ajay his cereal and gave him a bottle. Now that is teamwork! I think we just might have this parenting teamwork traveling thing down!

Will and Ajay took a great nap on the way home, I think they had a fun and exciting day! When will got home and he was in his bubble bath he said, "Mommy, you're the best!" A trip to the zoo was worth it all for that little sentence!

Ajay's Day at the Park

Ajay had a blast at the park too! He is such an easy going little baby! He is happy all the time, well as long as his tummy isn't growling!! He is getting so big, and finally is able to sit in the stroller like the big boys do instead of in his car seat. He loves to be able to look around and watch people, especially his big brother! Ajay thinks everything Will does is funny!

I think the park wore Ajay out! Haha, he loves that Jumperoo and I guess it is pretty comfy too!

A Warm Winter Day at the Park

We decided to get out of the house today, it was so pretty!! Will wanted to go to the Alligator park, the old Candy Cane Park, to play. He had a blast going up the rock walls and down all the slides and through all the tunnels. He was a busy little bee! We even had a "crossing the street lesson" and Will says, "Mom, Stop, look both ways, you have to be very very careful there are no cars." He is like a little sponge! Then he asked where the "orange hands" where, it took me a minute and then I knew he was talking about the street lights that let pedestrians cross the street . He has seen them in Cincinnati and such and is amazed at them. I swear the things he remembers!! Ajay just enjoyed being outside even if he had to stay in his stroller most of the time. He loves to watch his big brother though and was full of coos and grins! I have such sweet little boys!!

Today was quite different weather wise than just last week! The temperature was in the 20's last week, quite wintry, and then today, a sunny 55 degrees!! Crazy Oklahoma weather I guess. Here is a picture of Will all bundled up last week. He had cabin fever, he is a complete outside boy, just like his daddy, and he was driving us crazy wanting to go outside, so we bundled him up all tight and let him go out to play. He reminded me of the Christmas Story movie where the younger brother was all bundled up and couldn't move! He didn't last too long out there, but I think he had fun even though it was soooo cold!