Staycation Day 4

Today we went on an adventure to the Dallas Zoo. Usually we go to the Ft.Worth Zoo, but we've been there for a visit in recent months and thought we'd give the Dallas Zoo a shot. The kids were initially excited about going and then kind of changed their minds. We're thinking that it was most likely the heat that made them cranky. We got talked into getting a membership and went to ride the monorail first. Henry normally loves trains, but he was not really excited about riding the monorail. And poor Emma couldn't see very well even though she and I were on the front row in our car and Daddy and Henry were right behind us. After the monorail we headed towards a few animals that the kids were interested in. And then as usual, Emma start saying she's hungry(we have an ongoing joke that she has a tapeworm). Henry joined in the "I'm hungry" chant so we headed towards the children's play area and food court. We didn't have much of a selection so I'd consider what we had was more like a large snack. At least it gave us a chance to sit in some shade for a bit. Henry and Emma enjoyed the small wading river that the zoo has for the kids to literally take off their shoes and socks and wade through some cool refreshing water. Most of the kids did more than wade. By the end of our break there, our kids were half way soaked. The only good thing about that is that it kept them cooler for the rest of our zoo adventure. Our next stops were going to be the tigers,cheetahs, giraffes, and reptiles. Well, Henry had a meltdown and he and Daddy headed to the exit after we tried to get him to tough it out for just a little bit longer. So Mommy and Emma went exploring. We ended up finding the giraffes and the elephants and checked out the reptile house. I am shocked, I mean really shocked that we made it out of the zoo without seeing the tigers and cheetahs. Those are two of Henry's favorites. Maybe next time. The heat was getting pretty severe so I managed to talk Emma into heading for the exit which as a good thing because my head was starting to hurt and I knew if I didn't get cooled off it would only get worse. The kids were both starting to fade quickly so we decided that we will go back when the weather is much cooler. Still prefer the Ft. Worth Zoo, but the Dallas Zoo was a nice change and it brought back a lot of good childhood memories for me. And when we asked the kids if they had a good time they said "yes." Enjoy the pics...there are a lot of them!