We had a low key 4th of July weekend and stayed mostly local, but we decided to make a little excursion down to San Antonio to visit their zoo. Nicholas loves anything animal these days (with accompanying sound effects), and since Austin's "zoo" leaves much to be desired, we thought this might be the perfect little day trip. We hit the road early and made it to the zoo by about 9:30am to meet up with some friends in the area.
Many of the larger animals were snoozing in the summer heat, but the bear was up and cruising around his caged area. Nicholas was a big fan.
Look at that face! He's saying "Ooooooh!"
He also loved the colorful flamingos, the ducks, and the fish. (Not coincidentally, bird, duck, and fish noises/gestures are some of his favorites.)
And, for this relatively new walker, one of the highlights was that we let him (mostly) just run around. It was nice that the zoo wasn't too crowded, so we felt comfortable letting him wander a few feet away from us to check out a bird (or flower, or rock) that struck his fancy.
The zoo was the perfect size for a not-quite-year-and-a-half-year old-- big enough to see all his favorite animals in about two hours. Once the heat started getting to us, we headed off to fill our bellies with a delicious Mexican lunch at Paloma Blanca. And then a long nap during the car ride home, of course. Definitely a fun day for all of us.
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