Spring finally made it over here!! We had such a beautiful day with temperatures in the low 70s and lots of sun. So we decided to go to the Zoo with the kids.
It's not something we do very often because the tickets are pretty expensive ($12.75 per adult and $9.75 per child). But it makes sense for them to charge so much as they work with animals, and it can't be cheap.
But we still rarely go there. Maybe, once or twice a year. This time one of our friends gave us two coupons for free kids' tickets with the purchase of adult ones (saving us almost $20!). They were expiring on the 1st of May, so we couldn't choose a better day to go.
It was awesome! Kiddos enjoyed all the animals like this absolutely adorable elephant family:
Or these handsome giraffes:
And something that, I think, made our Kindergartener even more excited than the animals were the displays everywhere in the Zoo of animals made from legos:
Aren't they fun? :)
It was a great day!! We had so much fun and also a LOT more animals than I can post pictures of. We really enjoyed it! And after all this walking, I'm pretty sure I can knock exercising off my list today :)
How was your Friday??
How awesome! And by that I mean the Lego penguins, of course. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you all had a fun family outing!
Aren't they adorable? :)They also had monkeys, turtles, birds, snakes and tons of other "creatures". My 6-year old has been making some ever since we came back home :)
DeleteI love the zoo! We have no kids but hubby & I have a membership & go about once a month. Does your zoo do memberships? If so they can be really reasonable & you can go as often as you like.
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They do sell memberships but at almost $200, it's a little steep for us because we like to do other things (like Aquarium) with kids in summer. Plus, they are re-doing half of the zoo this year, so it wouldn't even be worth it until 2014.
DeleteLooks like you had a good day. Those penguins look amazing. Are you going to have a go with the kids lego? Lol.
ReplyDeleteWe have a zoo not too far from us but it's been about two years since we've been.
Carolx
Oh, the kids have been playing with legos for hours today!! They were so excited to see those penguins and other animals and creatures there.
DeleteLooks and sounds like a great day!! The kids love the TO zoo here too... we don't go a lot either, as it's very expensive and a couple hours away, but we love it! :) Glad you were able to have a fun day out with the boys!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carla! I bet your zoo is pretty big too! Ours is kind of small but half of it is under construction right now, so, hopefully, they'll expand next year!
DeleteI love the zoo! Luckily the zoo here is free :)
ReplyDeleteOh, that would be nice!!
DeleteLooks like a fun time! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the lego penguins! They are so cool! We try to go once a year to our zoo. It is pretty expensive too, and over an hour away so we make it a special thing to do. Rebecca will actually be going in a few weeks to the zoo as part of a school field trip, but we will probably take all the kids this summer at some point.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting pictures of the lego animals. We just got an offer in the mail for 15%off zoo membership and I'm trying to decide whether to do it. The lego exhibit is tempting me. Also - we might be able to get in to other zoos on our road trip to TX and LA this summer. And the membership is only about $80.
ReplyDeleteZoos are great! And I also happy you and your family had a fun thrifty day there. A little better than last weekend?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun day. I forget how lucky we are, our nearest zoo has free admission. (They get you at the food stands, but we usually take our own picnic)
ReplyDeleteWhen my kids were your kids age, we bought a zoo membership and went often. Too bad it's so expensive for you. I love going to the zoo not only for the animals, but also for the landscaping. Zoos usually have beautiful landscaping.
ReplyDeleteWe are finally having some nice mild weather too after a week filled with snow and hail!! However, the bad weather just makes me appreciate the good so much more :) I LOVE the lego animals - what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteHow neat that they had Lego displays! My youngest is going to the zoo on a field trip before school's out. He's only been one other time so I know it will be fun. :)
ReplyDeletefunn looking at your blog! I miss you guys! The Zoo was my favorite outing as a child! Your pictures brought back many memories!
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