For Brennan's birthday this year, his Grandma and Papa Greene gave him a trip to the zoo. We went yesterday (Monday) and had a blast, even in the rain.
Skip everything (lame) and click here to see all the pictures. Some of the highlights:
- The Zoo itself, compared to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, has a much different feel. You're way closer to the animals, way less crowded, not as big...
- Travel was a breeze. 45 minutes to get there (including a boarder crossing), and 40 minutes to get home. A first - on the way back (through the Lynden boarder crossing), we were the ONLY car. I pulled in and two boarder agents were chatting with each other because there were no cars in line. Going into the Canada, the line was about a mile long.
- Nap: we were not sure how B would do at nap time and lo and behold, he fell asleep in the "Bob" and slept 2 hours solid as we walked around.
- The Train: The Zoo has a train that goes all around the perimeter and of course, Brennan loved it. He kept saying over and over, "I'm on the train, I'm on the train."
- They have an incredible Raptor show that featured an owl, hawk, falcon, and one other bird I can't remember. The birds swoop right over your head, literally forcing you to duck a little...you can feel the breeze from them. Julie was chosen to be one of those who had a bird land on her arm. Pretty cool!
- Also got to see the lions get fed...super fun.
- And got up and close to a Grizzly Bear.
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