A Day (Care) at the Zoo

Jonah's room at day care took a trip to the zoo on a Friday in June (the 24th).  As it was the day prior to his birthday party, he brought along an entourage, including Grammy Sweetser and Grandpa and Grandma Gregg.  Parents had to accompany their children, so it turned out that only about half of the kids in Jonah's room were able to participate, but it was a great opportunity to see the teachers and student workers outside the classroom, to get to know the other parents better, and to witness animal antics. 

Probably the most memorable moment of the outing occurred at lunch time while we were eating at picnic tables outside.  Two of the many peacocks that wander the zoo got into a bit of an argument and chased one another under and around one of the tables our group was seated at.  Hopefully Miss Tracy's daughter isn't scarred for life!!

Jonah showing some love to his teacher, Miss Tracy.

Jonah insisted on helping Grandpa push the stroller.

Liam and his daddy, Craig, have some fun. Unfortunately, Liam's graduated to the 1-year old room.

Adeline smiles for the camera.

Jonah and Grammy Sweets

Sharing a laugh with Grandma Gregg.

All tuckered out.

One of the zoo's elephants. 

The zoo's three giraffes. Rahna, the lightest, is not albino, but on the light end of the color spectrum.

The polar bear put on quite a show with his ball.

More photos from the outing are available on our photo website.  For those who live in the Milwaukee area, we highly recommend the zoo pass; we've used it twice already this summer and it's paid for itself.  We're planning to visit again this coming weekend and I'm sure we'll go more before the end of the summer. It's nice to be able to go for just a couple of hours and not worry about seeing everything there.