We finally had an opportunity to go back to the Philadelphia Zoo this summer. We decided to go to the beach for a week and thought stopping at the zoo along the way would be a good idea. It was a hot day but it didn't seem to impede our ability to have a good time. There was a really cool creatively painted tunnel we had to walk through right before we got to the entrance of the zoo and Tyler was so excited that we could have left and he would have been content. He kept saying "ooh, look Mommy, look Daddy". Then we entered the zoo and for the first 20 minutes every single thing he saw he would stop and in a high pitched voice say "ooh, look Mommy a peacock" or "ooh, look Daddy a fountain". He was so excited and dancing around every where we went.
I love the above picture because we have a picture just like this but from last year and at the time little Matty was in my belly and Tyler was just starting to talk. It's amazing to think how much more our life has been blessed in this year and I now have two healthy little guys in my arms under the fountain!
There was a children's section of the zoo. One particular exhibit focused on insects and Ty was able to touch a cockroach. He touched it once and said "oh smooth" and then he wanted us to touch it too. It actually was quite smooth and almost wet feeling and also glad when the lady put it back for safekeeping.
The three of us were playing on a frog statue.
Probably one of the most exciting moments of the day was meeting a baby girl giraffe that was born July 17th. The zoo was celebrating it's new addition and the baby was so adorable. She was stumbling around and followed her Mom everywhere. We were even able to watch her nurse for a few minutes (just like Matthew with Mommy as Tyler pointed out to us!). It was just so sweet and obvious how the mother was very protective of her and didn't want her too close to all of us gawkers. It amazed me how well functioning the baby already seemed and was probably almost as tall as me. We stayed and watched them for a while but I would have been completely content watching the two of them all day long. Even Matthew intently watched the two of them and smiled every once in a while. None the less, we had a lot of animals to see and fun to be had. The Philly Zoo is the oldest in the country it always amazes me how many different species they're able to accommodate and still be right in the heart of the city. We had a great time watching all different animals including the bald eagle, silver back gorilla, turtles, bears, sleeping lions, camels, rhinos, and all sorts of other animals. After lunch, we did a few more exhibits and then as Tyler said "off to the beach house" we went. All in all, it was a hot, FUN day and all three of us took a nap in the car as Adam drove us to the beach.
We finally had an opportunity to go back to the Philadelphia Zoo this summer. We decided to go to the beach for a week and thought stopping at the zoo along the way would be a good idea. It was a hot day but it didn't seem to impede our ability to have a good time. There was a really cool creatively painted tunnel we had to walk through right before we got to the entrance of the zoo and Tyler was so excited that we could have left and he would have been content. He kept saying "ooh, look Mommy, look Daddy". Then we entered the zoo and for the first 20 minutes every single thing he saw he would stop and in a high pitched voice say "ooh, look Mommy a peacock" or "ooh, look Daddy a fountain". He was so excited and dancing around every where we went.
I love the above picture because we have a picture just like this but from last year and at the time little Matty was in my belly and Tyler was just starting to talk. It's amazing to think how much more our life has been blessed in this year and I now have two healthy little guys in my arms under the fountain!
There was a children's section of the zoo. One particular exhibit focused on insects and Ty was able to touch a cockroach. He touched it once and said "oh smooth" and then he wanted us to touch it too. It actually was quite smooth and almost wet feeling and also glad when the lady put it back for safekeeping.
The three of us were playing on a frog statue.
Probably one of the most exciting moments of the day was meeting a baby girl giraffe that was born July 17th. The zoo was celebrating it's new addition and the baby was so adorable. She was stumbling around and followed her Mom everywhere. We were even able to watch her nurse for a few minutes (just like Matthew with Mommy as Tyler pointed out to us!). It was just so sweet and obvious how the mother was very protective of her and didn't want her too close to all of us gawkers. It amazed me how well functioning the baby already seemed and was probably almost as tall as me. We stayed and watched them for a while but I would have been completely content watching the two of them all day long. Even Matthew intently watched the two of them and smiled every once in a while. None the less, we had a lot of animals to see and fun to be had. The Philly Zoo is the oldest in the country it always amazes me how many different species they're able to accommodate and still be right in the heart of the city. We had a great time watching all different animals including the bald eagle, silver back gorilla, turtles, bears, sleeping lions, camels, rhinos, and all sorts of other animals. After lunch, we did a few more exhibits and then as Tyler said "off to the beach house" we went. All in all, it was a hot, FUN day and all three of us took a nap in the car as Adam drove us to the beach. 
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