A few weekends ago we were trying to decide what to do. I have been wanting to go to the National Harbor in DC and check out the Children's Museum and new Carousel there, but there are very mixed reviews on the Children's museum and it was a little drizzly out- so probably wouldn't get the best views from the carousel... so we decided to go to the National Zoo in DC (thinking that since it was a drizzly day, maybe it wouldn't be that crowded on a Saturday in the Summer... we were wrong :) heh). One of the biggest perks of the DC Zoo is it is FREE!!
We hadn't been to the Zoo this year yet, and the last time that Jonathan went, he was a little over one year old. We had a blast and it wore him out, so we were looking forward to going again.
As you can see, Jonathan was most looking forward to seeing Zebras. We debated whether or not to take the Metro in (parking at the zoo is very limited and VERY expensive) or just find street parking. Since parking is free on weekends we decided to try to find street parking. Luckily I have a husband who is very familiar with that area and we were able to find a spot only a few blocks from the Zoo. The zoo opens pretty early (6:00am!), but a lot of the animals aren't out and the buildings don't open until 10:00am, so that is about the time we arrived.

Just down from the First Aid Station was the Kid's Farm where they can see- and even touch- cows, donkeys, goats, alpacas, and hogs.
After the Kid Farm we headed to American Trail. This was our favorite area of the zoo from last year. We loved watching the California Sea Lions and Jonathan LOVED the little tide pool area where you can play in the water and watch the "tide" go in and out.
Even Zachary enjoyed himself a little bit! He loved splashing in the water.
Unlike last year, though, Jonathan seemed a little scared of the "tidal wave" that would come and fill the area with water (you can see last year's video here. It was much more crowded this year and lots of the kids would scream when the water came out so I think that freaked him out just a little bit.
As we were leaving we stopped to see the lions, elephants, zebras, monkeys, birds, and of course the carousel. We were a little rushed since it had taken so long to get down to the First Aid station and now it was WAAAAYY past nap time and the kiddos were reaching their limit!
By the time we got back to the car, mom, dad, and the kids were pooped from such a fun and long morning at the zoo!
You can tell how tired he is as I'm trying to keep him awake. I was unsuccessful and he fell asleep within minutes of me filming that video! ;)
oh no, a bee sting :(
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