not your typical urban zoo, the austin zoo is located outside of town, off of 71 west and then down a winding road that had the hubby making jokes about being sent to a secret site for alien abduction. the small number of cars in the parking lot didn’t do much to convince him that it was going to be cool.
we ended up having a really great time. it wasn’t crowded, and there was lots of space to run around. the trails are a little rugged, so i think i would take a sturdier stroller next time.
we got to feed the animals (not the lions, tigers and bears, oh my!) and ride the train! i can’t wait to go back and we are thinking about getting a family membership. it would be a great stop an run around spot for us for trips to austin.
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I love zoos like that. We have a few in Massachusetts that are just like that, where you can feed animals and see all types. We actually have a membership to the one in town. They even have a spray pad area within the zoo so that the kids can play and run around through the water in the summer. Was this a recent trip to the zoo? this would not happen for us today, it is quite cold and we are having a blizzard!! blah!
we went right before christmas. it was cold for us, but definitely not a blizzard!! that doesn’t happen much down here and if it did, you can be sure i would be hiding out inside!!
That sounds like a lot of fun. Did you make the beautiful hat?
i did make the hat, thank you. i am not the best at knitting in the round, but i like the way it turned out.
your little bloke is adorable!
enjoy every minute that you can with him. the cliche “they grow up so quickly” is so so so true.
signed: mum grieving over sending her youngest child to school in three weeks time, sniff.
oh, *hugs* i know it is terrible, but i often wish i could keep them little. especially the littlest, since i know he is our last baby.