Lions, and Prairie Dogs and Giraffes, Oh My!

Two weeks ago we woke up to find that another unbelievably gorgeous July day had begun. The sun was out, the air was cool and a breeze was blowing through. We decided that we could not waste this day indoors and made a snap decision to take the princess on her first trip to the zoo.

Although the zoo was smaller than most, and one whole section was closed, it was the perfect size for her first trip. We spent 2 hours walking through the exhibits and getting up close and friendly with the animals. We rounded out our trip with a ride on the beloved "choo choo" around the park. Riley had a blast and we did too! We can't wait to hit up the DC zoo this fall, but until then here are some pics of our wonderful day!

Rocking her "sun-gs" on the ride there.


Talking with her little monkey friends.


Enjoying the lion exhibit, except the only lion was facing the wall way in the back and wouldn't turn around.


On our family choo choo ride.