Jackson fell asleep on the way to the zoo. We decided to stop by the McDonald's beside the zoo that is decorated with 3-D animals. When we stopped the car, Jackson said, "THE ZOO!!" We had to tell him that the zoo was right around the corner, and we needed to eat first. Little boy at his hamburger in record time! He was ready to see the animals!
Penguins were the first animals that we saw. Jackson watched them walk and swim.
Thomas and Jackson pose on the alligator.
Thomas becomes the Crocodile Hunter!
Jackson waves hi to the chimpanzees.
Jackson looks at the chimps.
Happy boy!
Jackson and I look at the elephants.
Jackson loved looking at the giraffes. The giraffe kept licking the paint off the pole. When he talks about the zoo, this is one of the things that he says, "the giraffe licking paint."
When we walked in, Jackson noticed the merry-go-round. He asked to ride it. As we got ready to leave, he asked to ride it again. We agreed. Thomas paid for the ride while I talked to Jackson about what animal he wanted to ride. He was ADAMANT that he rode the bench. So, Thomas took him to sit on the bench. Jackson started crying -- big time! Thomas and I quickly traded places. I was surprised that Jackson was crying because we have ridden several merry-go-rounds!
I was able to distract him enough that he wasn't crying when the ride started, but he wasn't happy either! After the ride, he told me, "no ride merry-go-round again". In the car he said, "Mommy, I cried no ride merry-go-round". I told him that we won't ride one again for a while! Over all, it was a fun day at the zoo!
