Sunday, May 15, 2011

Houston Zoo

We took a trip to the Houston Zoo & had a blast!


The weather was perfect & the girls too!  On the way there Alyssa cried, but that was part my fault.  She's teething & I forgot to give her ibuprofen before leaving the house.  We found a store on the way & bought some ibuprofen & also saved some money by purchasing our zoo tickets in advance.  Once we arrived at the zoo, parking was a nightmare!  The website states to arrive early since parking is limited.  Uh, limited isn't the word I would use to describe the parking disaster!  We got lucky after a few minutes & scored a fairly decent parking spot.  As soon as you walk in the zoo, a photographer takes your picture & gives you a ticket to claim the photo if you want to purchase it.  Ours didn't turn out great, so we passed this time.  The zoo was very nice.  I didn't know that you could take ice chests inside the zoo.  Everyone had an ice chest & brought there own lunch & snack items.  We ate at the overpriced cafe & the people beside us were making sandwiches with food from their ice chest.  We spent $25 for lunch on chicken strips, fries, chicken wrap & coke.  They spent $10 & fed a family of 5!  We will remember that next time!


Addison's favorite animals were the meerkats, gazelles, otters, seals, elephants & monkeys.  We all look forward to going back very soon!


 Addy didn't nap until we left the zoo, but Alyssa couldn't wait.  It's hard work being a baby at the zoo!

I've read about the Nanny Caddy vending machine, but this was the first time seeing it in person!  I'm sure people though I was nuts for taking a picture of it, but HOW COOL IS THIS?!?!?!  It has everything from a nursing cover to a pacifier!  Seriously!  Someone is RICH!

1 comment:

Avery's Mommy said...

Cute pics. Maybe we can come visit one day and go to the zoo!

And i am with you, Nanny Caddy is AMAZING! What a great idea!