Nature's Neighborhood

On Tuesday, Jeromy, Abigail, and I loaded up the car and went to the zoo to meet up with Mom, Kelly, Alex, and Elena. We arrived shortly after it opened and we decided to head right over to the new children's area, Nature's Neighborhood. It has been open for a month, but I have never taken the time to go over to it (there's not much for babies, of course). It was a really neat area. It had activities and a play area for the kids. Almost everything in this area was educational which added to it. Of course, it's only education if you take the time to teach your kids while they are playing with the stuff.

Here is Abigail playing in the "Baby" area of Nature's Neighborhood. I don't think she really knew what to do and to be honest I was missing the point as well. It did look like a cushy place to sit though.


Abigail seemed to like the turtle outside the "Baby" area a little better.


A honeycomb full of sweet honey.


Abigail was more enthralled by the teen volunteer than the guinea pig.


Alex and Elena helping the zoo out by watering their vegetable gardens. Kelly says she wants one of those for her backyard.


We packed our lunch and Aunt Kelly gave Abigail her first taste of a real apple! She loved it!


Just a cute picture of the kiddos outside the aviary.


Of course, the usual lion pictures. A trip to the zoo must-have.




We had a great day and it still doesn't surprise us that we have one of the top zoos in the country!