Corey’s First Zoo Trip!
Friday marked an important milestone in every kiddo’s life: the first zoo trip!
My amazing aunt and uncle took us, and Corey had an absolute blast. We took the train (another first for Corey!) and even if we had just left it at that, I think his little day would’ve been made. He loved waving to the other trains while we waited for ours to arrive (“buh-byeee! choo choooooo!”).
I could regale you with the entire tale of our trip, but I will just summarize with his favorite parts.
-Wading stream. Corey probably would’ve lived here if I’d have let him. And he’s not the only one! There were so many little’uns splashing around with him. I think next time we come we will save this part for last… I can only imagine how wonderful the stream feels after you’ve been walking around a hot zoo all day! Whoever decided this should be a part of the zoo gets ten gold stars.
-Pony ride. This was Corey’s first equestrian excursion. I was just giddy as a schoolgirl. I love horses, and apparently Corey does too! He knew how to get on the saddle and he immediately held the saddle horn tight. He cried sooo hard when we took him off the pony! I think this should justify me buying a pony, right?
-Feeding koi fish. The zoo has this HUGE tank full of big, beautiful koi fish. They have the standard pellet fish food dispensers, so we got a handful for Corey. As soon as he figured out that one little pellet would cause a frenzy, it was all over. The thought the fish were HILARIOUS (and I’m sure they didn’t mind the constant flow of pellets from the tiny giggling human). Any time the dish would come up gaping or flick their tails and splash him, he would let out just the sweetest little shrieks of laughter.
I’m so excited to take him back again. :D I’ll try to post some pictures later!
