A day at the zoo

A few weeks ago we took Jasper to the zoo for the first time. Even though he is still quite young, we were excited to see him interact with the animals and check this off our list of "firsts". Overall, it was a successful first trip to the zoo. We were able to see a fair amount of animals, it was not too hot or cold outside and Jasper even took a nap for part of our time there. The only snag in the day was not having cash to feed the giraffes. Will someone please explain to me why I need to pay to feed the giraffes after I already paid an entrance fee into the zoo? Lame. Hands down the penguins were by far all our favorites. We stood at the glass and watched them dive down time and time again. Other interesting tidbits from the day were the new tiger exhibit (they are truly stunning creatures in person) and I will never forget the bear who appeared to be smiling. In celebration of Jasper's first trip to the zoo we had to pick up some sort of souvenir, after much deliberation (on my part) I selected a copy of Goodnight Gorilla. We look forward to experiencing more animal encounters with Jasper, but preferably in their more natural habit- the wild.