This last month we decided to take a mini vacation to Sacrament since we are short on time with my rotations, to be able to make a longer trip, and we had a free night at motel 6. We were able to pack a bunch of activities into two days though. The big highlight and first stop of the trip was the Sacramento Zoo, the kids have always loved going to the zoo and since we don't really have one close by here (Sacramento is actually the closest zoo). Ashley had started getting the kids excited about going weeks in advanced, (I think she was really more excited to go than they were) Adahleigh would go around listing the animals that she was going to see at the zoo and Charles would make the different animal noises.
Unfortunately, when the day finally arrived the kids were a little on the sick side (Adahleigh feeling so bad that she said she didn't want to go and just wanted to stay home). We went anyway and figured they'd be feeling better by the time we got there and a couple hour nap on the ride over would help them feel a lot better. Once we got there Charles was feeling a lot better, but Adahleigh was completely out of it and it took us a little bit to wake her up.
The first thing Charles noticed in the park where we parked were geese running around, of course he had to get out and go chase them. They wouldn't let him get close at all, so we bribed them with bread so they would come closer. Once he realized they were almost as big as him he wasn't too keen on getting close anymore (he is actually right next to me, the little girl in the picture is just a fellow goose chaser).
Once we got in the zoo, one of the first things we saw was an animal show going on. I figured the kids would love it because they were bringing out different animals to see, but they were only interested for about 10 min. and then just wanted to run around so we took them out to look around the zoo. The first thing they found was this cement snake slide. They both really enjoyed playing on this and actually played on it longer than they watched the animal show.
Here are some of their favorite animals that they saw. Adahleigh still enjoys pointing out the animals and telling everyone what they are. They weren't able to get as close to the giraffes as we have been at other zoos though.
For all the effort in the world Charles wasn't able to get as close as he wanted.
He would've preferred being this close, were he could touch them if he really wanted but he wouldn't touch them if he could (he gets scared when animals are too close.
I don't think Charles liked the monkeys the best, but were sure he picked up a few pointers and climbing and getting into trouble from them, because since we got back from there he has definitely made bolder attempt at climbing things. His latest climb has been the dressers with the drawers closed. He scurried right up the handles as if they were actually put on the dressers to aide in climbing.
Keisha really enjoyed her day out of the house. riding in the stroller. She didn't really look at any animals, but really enjoyed all the comments she got about how cute she is.
We tried to get Adahleigh to take a picture with Ashley, but she absolutely refused to have any part of it. We attribute that mainly to her being tired and sick, but it could also have part to do with her being two.
One of the most unique animals they had were the flamingos. The neat thing about their exhibit was that there was a plywood poster put up the length of it with peep holes, so you could get a closer look of them than usually. Charles didn't understand the concept of using the peep holes to look at them, so he bent over and look under the poster through the chain-link fencing to get his peek.
It only took about 4 hours to get through the zoo, and by then the kids were hungry and wanted lunch. It worked out perfectly since we had other plans for the afternoon. We went and ate lunch in the park next to where we had parked the van. The whole time we were eating a butterfly kept flying by, so Adahleigh got a hold of a stick and chased it around the park. In the first picture it's right at the end of her stick, she didn't actually get that close to getting it but it made for a good picture.
Charles even got in on operation "Beat the Butterfly" which was given an immediate and mandatory cease and desist order once both of them had acquired a stick, so that no one lost an eye.
The rest of the trip will be posted at a later date........
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