Maggie has been asking to go to the zoo this summer, so since Steve didn't have anything going on today, we went on a family outing to the Minnesota Zoo.
We started out in the aquarium and got to see some fish being fed before we ventured outdoors to see more animals. Maggie's favorite animals today were definitely the otters. She absolutely loved them and kept asking to go back after we moved on. Maggie actually recognized a lot of the South American animals thanks to
Dora and
Diego. Other highlights included watching a bird show and seeing the penguins.
And Bode was such a trooper in the stroller!
After awhile in the heat (it was low 90's today!), we brought Maggie and Bode to the splash park in the middle of the zoo. Bode had fun splashing, and Maggie had a blast dancing in the fountains and talking to new friends. Speaking of new friends, lately when asked what her name is, Maggie will respond, "Maggie Allyson" or "Maggie Allyson Gibbs." Today another girl, who also happened to be named Maggie, asked and our Maggie replied, "Maggie Allyson Moo." Her ECFE teacher and Grammy, at times, have called her Maggie Moo, so I guess Maggie thought it sounded good.
We ended our zoo adventure in the tropics area indoors. Ahhh, air conditioning. Well, here are some pictures from the day.
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| At the entrance. |
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| Atop a mosquito. |
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| Maggie's favorite - the otters |
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| Looking for the brown bears. |
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| There's a leopard behind us! |
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| Checking her hand size against a mold of a tiger paw print. |
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| A rough-looking crew. |
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| Tiger statue. |
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| Penguins! Probably second favorite animal of the day. |
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| Yay! Splash park! |
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| Bode got in on the action, too. |
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