we’re going on a bear hunt… a day at the cincinnati zoo

on sunday we took parks to the cincinnati zoo and he really enjoyed it… honestly, more than i thought he was going to. i really thought he was going to love the stroller ride and a graeter’s ice cream cone most but he loved the flamingos, the train ride, and the elephants a lot. (but really the whole trip!) 

i thought this display about all of the different flowers around the zoo was cool 

the flamingos… his first exhibit and when i quickly realized that he was probably going to love his first trip

our little family outside of the elephant house… they were a few feet away from us and were eating… you may have seen the boomerangs of their ears that i put on insta

this was my first visit to a zoo as an adult and i am not going to lie, parts of the experience were a little difficult… it’s hard to see all of the animals not in their original habitat… and due to my sentimental personality, this made me sad. however, i did appreciate their beauty. the park was clean and i would love to explore their botanical garden more next time. 

he loves his dad

this is as close to the ‘reptile house’ as i get. 

the female lions were gorgeous 

my dad snapped this photo of parks… i love it

everyone ran over to see if fiona the hippo was out (she wasn’t) but her parents were fishing and my family loved that… while i was like, ‘oh, i love these flowers!!’

 

a train ride with my boy

he loves to be outside

watching the gorillas

my parents were so helpful with him all week 

‘we create a meaningful life by what we accept as true and by what we create in the pursuit of truth, love, beauty, and adoration of beauty.’ – kilroy j. oldster

oh! snacks + a train ride 

ps: anyone else love the book, we’re going on a bear hunt? i read it all the time to parks, imitating how my own mother read it to me. i love it so

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what animals are your favorites to see at the zoo?