These are our adventures with our friends, Sarah and Olivia. We walk together on the trail near us once a week. We are in the same ward. Olivia and Rachel look like cousins. Sarah and I don't, except we have the same name, brown hair, and glasses. Our husbands are nerds and mechanical engineers.
The Woodland Park Zoo
We went at the beginning of May. I have been lazy and haven't blogged it yet until now. I decided just to get a zoo pass. If we go three times in the next year it will be worth it. Since I don't think Rachel really understood the zoo, so we will have to go again.
Olivia rocking her sunglasses.
Olivia and Rachel looking at the penguins. Sarah taking a picture. The penguins ignoring the people.
We will force you two to be buddies.
Rachel and I in the jungle. It was humid and hot. Rachel thought it was weird.
GORILLA!
Hungry Rachel showing off her bottle-holding skillz.
A giraffe's behind.
A lion cub! It was so cool. He came right up to the window and seemed really interested in the kids. It seemed like he was looking at Rachel's bottle, or maybe he wanted to eat Rachel.
Of course, he walked away as soon as we tried to get a picture.
An elephant with only one tusk.
Rachel fell asleep. I guess the zoo was not all that thrilling for her.
Flamingos. Not as noisy as the ones I remember from my childhood.
We had a great time at the zoo. It was a beautiful day and we spent it with our lovely friends. :)
The Seattle Aquarium
At the beginning of June, we went to the aquarium with our friends.
We began the journey by locking Olivia in the car. We had to wait for 45 minutes for a locksmith to come because the 911 dispatcher was dumb and said the police couldn't help us, but she should have had the fire department come. Anyway, Rachel actually helped cheer Olivia up by patting the windows. She handled the whole situation pretty well.
Be brave, Olivia...
Blessings include:
The car was in the shade
Only one baby was in the car
The older baby was in the car
It was not a hot day
And then we made it to the aquarium.
Rachel enjoying the Puget Sound fish exhibit.
Olivia enjoying the tide pools.
Rachel enjoying the tide pools.
Rachel eating my sandwich bag.
Rachel liked watching this tropical fish.
Rachel and me looking at fish.
A funny picture of Rachel playing with her bottle.
Cute sea otters! They were all playing and barking at each other. I love otters.
A beautiful day in Seattle!
A harbor seal.
We had a really great time at the aquarium with our friends. I think Rachel "got it" better than the zoo, probably because the animals are all right there and are generally bright colors or swimming around.
3 comments:
Such fun adventures! Animals are great! Poor Olivia trapped in the car. It's a good thing Rachel was a nice friend and entertained her.
We have been up close with those elephants. Jeff's uncle is one of the elephant keepers there.
I didn't hear that poor Olivia was locked in the car! I'm glad everything worked out. Though your list of blessings all sound like "it wasn't MY baby in the car." ; ) Teasing. Did Sarah W. get a zoo pass too? When are we all going? Kendra has a zoo pass as well, we should make a standing arrangement, like every Friday morning.
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