Ice Day at the Zoo

Sophie & Matt with elephants

one of the tigers with his ice treat

This past Saturday, we decided to head to the zoo for Ice Day. They were giving out free Blue Bell ice cream, they had ice sculptures, special ice treats for the animals, and more. We really enjoyed it! Nana ended up keeping Abbie so we didn't have to get her out in all the heat. There was a big crowd there but we got to see a lot of the animals. We watched as the tigers got their special 5 pound buckets of frozen turkey broth (hope I didn't make anyone sick). Anyways, we had a nice time and definitely enjoyed the free ice cream with the humidity we had on Saturday.

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Zoo trip

Sophie running and jumping in one of the kids' play areas.

Matt and Sophie with an elephant

After a couple of months of being in Nashville, we followed up on our promise to take Sophie to the zoo. Nana was able to go along with us. The weather was great and we had a nice time. There was a big crowd there but it wasn't too bad. We bought an annual pass so we didn't feel pressured to try and see everything. Sophie has always loved seeing giraffes and she also got to see some farm animals. She said that her favorite thing though was the Gibbon monkeys that are really loud and were swinging around up in the trees. Sophie also had a blast in the kids play area.

Zoo Trip

On Saturday, we went with several families from our church to the Columbia Riverbanks Zoo. The weather was perfect for it and we had a good time, although it was pretty crowded. We came with a large group but spent most of our time with Gayla Moseley and her 3 girls (pictured with Sophie). She has so much fun hanging out with the big girls! Sophie's favorite animals were the elephants and the giraffes. She also loves riding carousels and enjoyed riding the one there. It was a pretty long day for all of us so Sophie did fairly well, all things considered. Sophie woke up that day with a cold which seems to be allergy related and she's still not feeling well. One thing that was quite challenging for us at the zoo was that Sophie did not want to stay in her stroller very much. When we'd let her get down and walk, she wanted to be independent and try to wander off. That was our battle with Sophie throughout the day. Anyway, Columbia has a nice zoo and we enjoyed going!

Ashlynn, Sophie, Kinslee, and Haylie with an elephant sculpture.

the elephants