Our First Trip to the Zoo

Well, on Saturday we finally made it to the zoo. The day was gorgeous and we were on the road by 9:30 headed south to Providence. The kids found out when Daddy woke up where we were going. They had been hoping we were headed to the Cape, but when they found out the zoo was on our agenda for the day, I don't think they even remembered the Cape.

So we arrived there by 10:30 and off we went. Liam in his stroller and the twins hand in hand. We were disappointed to find that the elephant's habitat was under construction, there would be no elephants for us. We did get to see a great many animals, though. Zebras, giraffes, monkeys, camels, turtles, flamingos and on and on. The kids would climb up to see the animal or look through the fence and then say "What're we gonna see next?" They really loved it.

Once we went through all the exhibits we came to the "Nature Trail" which is basically a little walking trail through some wetlands similar to any found in the New England area. They got to see some ducks, some fish (not sure what they were, but BIG) and a big turtle. Then they learned something new from Daddy. Spitting into the water attracts the fish! So, it took a little bit of time to lure them away fromt he attraction of being allowed to spit, but then we were on our way.

We made a stop at the Carousel Village and took a ride on the merry-go-round. There was a great little "Hasbro Boundless Playground" there also, but it was being repaired, sadly. So, then we headed to the car again.

The Roger Williams park is amazing. I found out when we got home that it is 427 acres!!! They have the zoo, botanical gardens, a natural history museum, tennis courts, playing fields, paddle boats and many ponds. What a great place to have so close to a city!

We stopped for a bite at The Olive Garden on the way home and the kids were so good. They ordered their "Swirly pimples" and chicken fingers and we got our yummy meals. Liam tried everything, salad, chicken, french fries, noodles, pasta fagiole soup. He was a little eating machine. We talked about what our favorite animals at the zoo were. Meghan liked the zebras and the flamingos, I liked the giraffes, Daddy liked the monkeys, and Nolan raised his hands in the air and said "All of them!"

We had such a great day! And the first question about what we were doing today..."Can we go to the zoo?"