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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Toledo Zoo

We squeezed in probably one last family of 4 outing. We actually had a really busy weekend with a day at the Toledo Zoo on Friday, a day at our friend's house on the lake on Saturday, and then Sunday an afternoon in our friend's pool and dinner with them. I was ready to lay on the couch on Monday!!

We had visited the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo this summer and LOVED it, although it made the Detroit Zoo seem super lame in comparison. We had also heard good things about the Toledo Zoo so we made the trip. 


I did NOT like that they only had a 'digital map' option, come on, I'm paying $100 admission you can give me a paper map. 

First up, seeing the otters and waiting to watch the hippos get fed. 





Watching the hippos get fed was pretty cool







A bear enjoying a bath


Petting a crocodile



Doug said his favorite part of the day was carrying Jeanie on his shoulders 💗


37 week bump


Frogs in the conservatory


Tired daddy




You could also feed the giraffes for $5





It was fun. I think I did like it better than the Detroit Zoo, they had some good exhibits and more interactive things to do. Both of those zoos needed some help when designing the layouts though, its frustrating to have to back track all over the place to find exhibits (which would've been easier with a map) but anyway, that was one thing the Fort Wayne zoo really did well. 

Anyway, it was a hot, fun, nice day with the family. 

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

splashing in the water!

We had a blast here last March on our last mini family-of-3 trip before Jeanie joined the family. Last weekend one of Doug's friends was having a weekend at the hotel with a pool and invited us to come enjoy the pool with them. So we went for the morning. Last March August splashed and for days we heard, "I splashed in the water! Daddy liked it! Mama liked it! August liked it!" and then we had a summer where he wouldn't even dip a toe in at the splash pad so I wasn't sure what to expect. He was a bit hesitant, but eventually he was splashing. And Jeanie had a good time. And Mama had a good time, since I'm not pregnant this time around I got to go on the water slides, wa-hoo!
It was really nice of them to share it with us and they even shared their pizza with us too :)