Here's Natalie catching some shade and waiting on the train ride to start:
Nat loves the train, which is clearly not obvious from this picture
We shared an ice cream to cool off!
Nat and I prove that we make a good team, because she ate the sprinkles and I ate the ice cream, and we were both perfectly happy.
By 1:00, it was hot, Natalie was tired, and we had seen enough, so we headed home. Showers, fresh clothes, an ice water and popsicles, and we were set for an afternoon of playing...
We also had some housework to do.
Nat demonstrates that folding laundry can boost your wardrobe in unexpected ways.
Valances double as skirts!
Here are some thoughts on the zoo...Eric and I talked about buying a family zoo pass last spring, then we got one for Christmas! It is a wonderful gift that we just LOVE!! Our pass allows us unlimited opportunities to head to the zoo, and on days when it's hot (like today), we don't have to feel the least bit guilty about leaving after just a few hours (versus if we had paid for the day, we might have felt obligated to stay). We can pick and choose what to do, since we can come back anytime. Nat loves the animals, and so getting to see them never gets old for her, especially if we make a half day of our visit and don't always see the same thing. The Cincinnati Zoo is hilly, and Natalie has reached the age where it's much more fun to push her stroller than ride in it, so a zoo visit ends up being a great way for her to burn off some excess energy.
And, what a learning opportunity? Today, Natalie touched an albino corn snake AND some kind of spiny-tailed lizard named Phil. She was so brave, marching right up to that snake and sticking her hand out. She can't stop "talking" about it! She points at the fingers she touched him with and makes a snake "hiss." And we've talked about the snake, the fact that it didn't have legs, that it was orange with pink eyes, what he felt like, and on and on and on. See, isn't the zoo great?
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