ZOO

A few weeks ago, on a super nice day, we took Ava to the Zoo for the very first time! She absolutely loved it! Her favorite animals were the elephants - her eyes were huge when she saw them...she asked to hold one of them. ;) She also liked the hippo named Sue, the tiger that she called Rajah (from Aladdin), and the monkey family we saw.

If you look closely, you'll see how Ava was going, "ROARRRR!", referring to the sound a lion makes.

My sister, Kelly went with us. We wouldn't have braved it without her.

We were fearful that Elise would have a bad day but she did great. We came prepared with a baby carrier and umbrella for shade.
Ava had fun at the petting zoo they had. One of the goats was a little too excited for the feed and kind of surprised Ava at first.

Across from the zoo they had this train you could ride arond Gage Park. I'm sure it has a name but I don't recall. Ava liked it so much she didn't want to get off. I think she was just tired. She almost fell asleep on me during the ride.

Overall, it was a great experience. I had never been to the Topeka Zoo but really liked it. It's smaller, cheaper, has more shade and is easier to get around with small chidren. Just right for us!