Mother's Day and the Zoo

Riley sure is growing fast and we are VERY active!! We hate to be inside now and just want to walk up and down the sidewalk all afternoon. Riley loves to "play" with the neighbors (Devon, 2 and Delaney, 16 months) They walk around together, play with bubbles, and "talk" to each other.
My first scrapped knee from playing outside!!

For Mother's Day Riley and Joe took me to the zoo!! We had such a great time!! We planned it perfectly too. We left in the morning when Riley was getting ready for her nap. She slept the whole way there and woke up refreshed and ready to see the animals. We started out with the lions and tigers...they were boring because they just laid there. But then we went in to see the snakes, fish, crocs, and turtles. Riley LOVED the turtles because she could go right up to the window and the turtles would swim up to her face and they would look at each other.

looking at the turtles!

Then we headed over to the outdoor gorilla exhibit. We were in for a real treat. There was a whole family out!! A HUGE 400lb daddy, mommy w/ her 2 month old baby girl, and 2 other kid gorillas. It was feeding time so the daddy was chasing the kid gorilla's away so mommy and baby could eat first. It was quite exciting to watch a 400lb silver back run at full speed!!


We then headed over to see the elephants, again not too exciting. So we headed to the panda bears....boring. So it was time for lunch. We enjoyed a picnic and then continued on. By this time Riley was sick of the stroller so she got out and walked. This slowed us down a LOT so we decided that it was time to head home. We ALL walked to the car. It was a perfect day!!
Walking around w/ daddy.

Riley is now "clucking" and nodding yes while "talking". She loves to wonder around the house and play with everything she possibly can. Riley loves to do the stairs....going up and down!! that includes playing on the neighbors front steps. We are growing so fast and it is a wonderful time!!