Dallas Zoo

Last weekend we went to Dallas because Uncle Mike needed Wayne and Chris to help him with his taxes and a few other things.  We needed to stay out of their way, so me, Ash, Mama, and the kids spent the day at the Dallas Zoo.  We had sooooo much fun and so did the kids!!  Ash had an interview that morning, so Mom picked me and the kids up and then Ash met us later when she was finished.  When we first walked in, we saw the carousel, so that's what they did first.  Then we went to the African Savanna section first.  As we walked along, we kept seeing little animal statues, so Pearce, Nathan, and Charlotte loved to climb on those.  We saw all kinds of animals, but we didn't even see everything by the end of the day!  We had so much fun just taking our time, walking around, eating lunch, getting snacks, and just going at our own pace and not being rushed.  The most fun thing, I thought, was when we got to feed the giraffes!  We went to pay for the lettuce leaves and the girl said she thought the giraffes were all full and that a lot of people have been waiting for more than 15 minutes trying to get the giraffes to eat their lettuce leaf with no luck.  So, we decided to chance it and got us all a leaf of lettuce.  Well, as luck would have it, we were all lined up with everyone waving their lettuce at the giraffes and one giraffe came right up to us and ate the lettuce from each of us and only us!  After that, we started heading to the children's section of the zoo, but came across a stand with "sweet treats."  Pearce wanted chocolate ice cream, and Nathan, Charlotte, and I each got cotton candy :)  Then Nathan decided he didn't like his cotton candy and really wanted Dippin' Dots ice cream and started whispering that to Ash.  Ash kept telling Nathan that that's what he chose and he couldn't have Dippin' Dots.  You could tell Nathan was disappointed.  Mom noticed him whispering and looking sad, so she asked him what was wrong.  Ash tried to interject and Mom's exact words were "Nathan, haven't I told you to not ask your mother?  If you want something, just ask me!"  So Nathan said he really didn't like his cotton candy and wanted Dippin' Dots instead.  Mom gave him money and told him to go get what he wanted.  Well, then Pearce decided he didn't like his ice cream and wanted Dippin' Dots, too.....then Charlotte!  It was so funny because only Mama would say oh well, throw away what I just got you and go get what you really want!  I ended up eating Nathan and Charlotte's cotton candy, plus my own, so it wasn't a huge waste :)  So after the second round of sweets, we went to the children's area where there was a cute water attraction where kids could wade in the water.  Pearce started out with his pants rolled up, but pretty soon he just played in his undies and undershirt.  I just knew he would be too tempted to get his clothes soaked!  After the kids played in the water for a while, we went to the petting zoo to pet goats and then decided it was time to go since it was close to 4 and we had been there since 10:30!  But, we had one last stop to make....the gift shop.  Nathan, Charlotte, and Pearce each got to pick something out.  Pearce got a remote control tiger car, Nathan got a football Lego thingy, and Charlotte got two stuffed lion cubs.  Thank you, Mama for such a fun day at the zoo!!!!

 

Pearce had no problem touching the model of giant elephant poop!