Our Visit to the DC Zoo

On Thursday night my mom came for a quick Memorial weekend visit. I have been meaning to take Noelle back to the zoo (the first trip at 10 months wasn't so successful) so we decided Friday was the day! And success was had! Noelle loved the animals and the zoo, and I loved not taking the metro there since that was the major force of anguish on our last trip! And the free parking in the neighborhood didn't hurt either!

Since it was so hot and crowded and we didn't want to mess much with nap time, we decided that a two hour visit would be perfect. In the two hours we saw the panda (if we stood on our tippy toes and looked from the correct angle, a baby elephant, the bird house, two adult elephants when we went by again, the lions with their new cubs, prarie dogs, reptile house, gorillas, and a few monkeys. The big hits for Noelle were definitely the snakes and huge tortoises in the reptile house, the gorillas, and the baby elephant. Mom and I loved seeing the lion cubs even though they were mostly just lounging in the sun.

All in all it was a good day. Here are some pictures from the adventure. You'll notice pretty much every one is of Noelle pointing in awe at some animal!