John Turner has been asking to visit the zoo for a while now. Carlton had a day off last week, so we decided to load up and head to Birmingham to the zoo! It was a perfect day! The weather was warm but not too warm. The crowd wasn't bad because most kids were still in school. These two boys were beyond excited once we arrived!
I decided to bring our double jogging stroller to the zoo thinking that John Turner would probably end up getting tired from walking all over the zoo and would want to ride a bit and rest. Well, I was wrong! That boy ran all over that zoo and never once sat in that stroller. I was still glad I brought it though because it made a great place for storage!
We started with Mommas least favorite, but one of the boys' favorites, the reptiles!
Judson just rode in his stroller and was so good! He never fussed or complained! This baby is the best baby ever!!!
We went to see the monkeys, which are one of my favorites! We got to see the most awesome thing! A mother had just had a new baby and she was holding it and loving on it. We didn't even know that she was doing that until all of a sudden we saw its little head peak out! So precious!!!!
We look at a few more animals before John Turner spotted a little play area. He went over and spent some time in there. Judson also wanted to get out and play a bit. We also went over and had lunch right in this area.
The trainers were giving the elephants water and John Turner stood and watched this for a long time!
This boy has always been a fan of trains! So, of course, we had to ride the zoo train. He loved it just as much as he always has! He wanted to ride over and over again!
Sweet little Judson decided it was time for a little nap after lunch and the train ride!
He wanted his picture with the big lion. The lions are always my most favorite animal at the zoo!
We walked around and visited several more animals while Judson napped. When he woke up we decided to go to the sea lion show. John Turner really enjoyed this show!
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After the sea lion show, we headed over to the last part of the zoo. We visited the Alabama wild animal area and the Alabama barn area. We also had to stop and ride the carousel on the way over to that area.
We were finally done seeing all of the animals and the boys were hot and ready to cool off. We changed them into their swimming clothes and they hit the splash pad! To say John Turner enjoyed this would be an understatement! He now wants a splash pad in our backyard!
And here is the biggest snocone ever! I swear! This is a picture after Carlton had taken all of the top part off!
Carlton and I laugh because we used to take pictures of us together every where we went. Now days we never have a picture of just the two of us! We almost don't look right without kids in the picture!
We had a day full of fun and memory making! Spending days like this with family is priceless! John Turner has already begun planning our next trip to the zoo and has decided that his birthday party should be there!
