A day at the zoo

Ryan got to spend all day Monday at the zoo with his friend Landon! He had a great time. His favorite parts were the train ride & the carousel. This was our very first trip to Zoo Atlanta, I'm not sure why we haven't gone until now-but, we will definitely be going back soon!

We started off at the playground area where the boys burned off some of their early morning energy by running around, climbing & sliding.

Then we headed over to take a train ride around the zoo. The boys decided to hold hands and wait for the train. Despite the grumpy look, Ryan was having a blast.

Soon we were off exploring and looking for animals. I had been telling Ryan about the zoo trip for several days before we went and all he said for days was "Ian zoo with Andon, see ooh ooh aahs" For those of you that don't speak Ryan...thats "Ryan's going to the zoo with Landon to see the monkeys" Sadly, we didn't see very many monkeys, but luckily Ryan took a special interest in the elephants. As you can see, he thought he'd just climb in there and go say hello.

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After lunch we decided to try out the carousel. In the past, the carousel has been a disaster for us, but I thought with Landon by his side Ryan would brave it....and he did! The picture on the left is before the ride started out-he was totally freaked out and wanted off. But, then we started to go and a little smile started to come out :) By the end of the ride he was laughing and wanted to go again.

And finally, the petting zoo. Ryan made sure to give a little lovin' to each and every animal before we headed home.