A Zoo Playdate

Johnny and I went on a playdate to the Denver Zoo with my friend Wemi and her adorable little boys Isaiah and Elias this morning.  It was the last free day at the Denver Zoo until late next fall, so it was the perfect time to go.  This was only our second time visiting the Denver Zoo and this time was a lot less crowded.  The reason that it was less crowded was that it was very cold outside.  It was sunny outside and very deceiving because it was actually really frigid rather than warm.  Luckily we had warm clothes and there are some indoor areas in the zoo where you can warm up periodically and look at animals.  It wasn't too crowded while we were there, but when I got to my car to leave, there was a line of cars waiting for my parking spot and lots more cars pulling into the parking lot.  It was a fun playdate and I'm glad that Johnny and I got out of the house for a few hours while John was at school.  

This was Johnny at the entrance to the zoo:

 

 In front of the zebras when Johnny was still okay being in his stroller:

 

Isaiah (left) and Elias (right) in their wagon in front of the zebras - aren't they cute?:

 

All three of the boys together:

 

The polar bear!:

 

This was after Johnny refused to stay in his stroller and wanted to run around doing whatever he wanted to do (this usually meant not following mommy and just randomly going every which way):

 

Johnny and Isaiah were chasing after a peacock:

 

Johnny wouldn't stop chasing the peacock, even after Isaiah stopped:

 

The giraffes weren't in their enclosure when we first got there, but they were out when we went by the enclosure again:

 

The boys in front of a Hippo statue (it was extremely difficult to get all three of them to look at the camera at the same time):

 

Inside the rhino and hippo enclosure (we were trying to stay warm):

 

Isaiah and Johnny were eating organic gummy bear snacks together while we watched the hippo and the rhino:

 

Johnny in front of the hippo enclosure:

 

The elephants were only out for a short time - probably because of the cold:

 

Wemi and Elias walking - Elias was super mellow until the very end and then he wanted out of the wagon and to run around (he's really cute):

 

The souvenirs that I bought Johnny before we left the zoo - all of these were things that were on sale and super affordable! :)  Isaiah and Elias ended up getting the same shirts too!

The playdate was really a lot of fun, even though it was super cold.  I'm glad to be home drinking hot tea now though too. :)  We will be doing an indoor playdate at a mall next week, so hopefully that will go well like today!  The best part of today hands down was when we were looking at some of the animals and Johnny would look at them with big eyes and say "wowwww!".  I love my son. :)