OK, this is a looooooong time coming, so you get two zoo trips in one! And, to make it even more special, the pics are from different zoos! So, we went to the zoo here in Omaha with Claire in late March and it was a "refreshing" 45 degrees that day. This first pic is from that visit in March. Zac slept a bit of the time in his stroller, many animals were inside because it was so refreshing outside, and we went through the zoo backwards, which as it turns out means climbing some of the biggest concrete hills I've ever seen. I guess since they have re-done so many exhibits and provided interior walking spaces even when viewing the animals who are outside, this is what has happened. It's an incredible setup, but it wasn't the best zoo experience we've had.
A few weeks ago we visited the zoo in Des Moines, but didn't get any pics that day as we forgot our camera and when we try to use our phones, the pics are awful. Claire is very good with hers, but I didn't get those pics copied to this laptop so that'll get included in the next entry. We had great, great weather for the zoo visit in Des Moines and had a great time getting to see new things and walk among the wallabies and emus.
Then yesterday the 15th, we attempted to go to Omaha's zoo again...but apparently everyone else in Omaha had that same idea. If you don't know, Henry Doorly Zoo sits right next to Rosenblatt Stadium, the home of the College World Series. The zoo has two parking lots of average size, and then overflow parking usually extends 6 or 8 rows into Rosenblatt. Not yesterday! Yesterday both zoo lots were full; people parked on the grass; Rosenblatt's lots were full all around the stadium. The only time I've ever seen that many cars even in the Rosenblatt lots is for the 4th of July show every year, which then of course also overflows into the zoo lots. Just crazy!
So that was out of the question. Instead, we made the trip down to Lincoln to visit the Lincoln Children's Zoo. It was a beautiful day, around 68-70 degrees with a light breeze. Except that the otters were hiding and the crocodiles and some turtles weren't out yet, we enjoyed the zoo quite a bit. We'd taken Zac to this zoo last year and he wasn't quite sure what to make of the animals and feeding them came with mixed reactions and some fear except for the small animals. This time, however, he was completely on board. He loved the animals, was willing to feed them and touch them, goats and all, and had a great, great time. Though it added to our driving for the day, we sure enjoyed our time in Lincoln. :)
OK, this is a looooooong time coming, so you get two zoo trips in one! And, to make it even more special, the pics are from different zoos! So, we went to the zoo here in Omaha with Claire in late March and it was a "refreshing" 45 degrees that day. This first pic is from that visit in March. Zac slept a bit of the time in his stroller, many animals were inside because it was so refreshing outside, and we went through the zoo backwards, which as it turns out means climbing some of the biggest concrete hills I've ever seen. I guess since they have re-done so many exhibits and provided interior walking spaces even when viewing the animals who are outside, this is what has happened. It's an incredible setup, but it wasn't the best zoo experience we've had.
A few weeks ago we visited the zoo in Des Moines, but didn't get any pics that day as we forgot our camera and when we try to use our phones, the pics are awful. Claire is very good with hers, but I didn't get those pics copied to this laptop so that'll get included in the next entry. We had great, great weather for the zoo visit in Des Moines and had a great time getting to see new things and walk among the wallabies and emus.
Then yesterday the 15th, we attempted to go to Omaha's zoo again...but apparently everyone else in Omaha had that same idea. If you don't know, Henry Doorly Zoo sits right next to Rosenblatt Stadium, the home of the College World Series. The zoo has two parking lots of average size, and then overflow parking usually extends 6 or 8 rows into Rosenblatt. Not yesterday! Yesterday both zoo lots were full; people parked on the grass; Rosenblatt's lots were full all around the stadium. The only time I've ever seen that many cars even in the Rosenblatt lots is for the 4th of July show every year, which then of course also overflows into the zoo lots. Just crazy!
So that was out of the question. Instead, we made the trip down to Lincoln to visit the Lincoln Children's Zoo. It was a beautiful day, around 68-70 degrees with a light breeze. Except that the otters were hiding and the crocodiles and some turtles weren't out yet, we enjoyed the zoo quite a bit. We'd taken Zac to this zoo last year and he wasn't quite sure what to make of the animals and feeding them came with mixed reactions and some fear except for the small animals. This time, however, he was completely on board. He loved the animals, was willing to feed them and touch them, goats and all, and had a great, great time. Though it added to our driving for the day, we sure enjoyed our time in Lincoln. :)
