Waking up this morning, Rick looked at me and said, "you wanna go to the zoo?" I, the planner, responded by listing all the things we'd have to get ready in order to leave, and then would that give us enough time once we got there? And how would Sam do? And we'd miss church. But, I'm working on not always having to have a plan, so I quickly rescinded with, "sure, if you want to."
We stopped at Bruegger's on the way out of town for a breakfast of champions (bagels). After a pit stop for Jack, a quick meal for Sam, and a consult from OnStar, we made it to Columbia by 11 a.m.
The best part of the whole trip was the first exhibit--the Grizzly bears. We saw one bear at the back corner of the exhibit, and we excitedly hiked Jack up so he could see it. Within a minute another bear emerged, and then they both walked toward us and jumped (!) into their pool. It had to be at least three or four feet down, so you can imagine the splash these huge bears made. We watched them swim around for a while, and then one climbed out and shook his coat of wet fur to the excitement of the whole crowd.
Some other highlights: In early June, four lion cubs were born at this zoo, and they were on display--playing with one another like frisky kittens. We bought some lettuce to feed to the giraffes. The elephants were a rusty-red color from splashing around in the (SC clay) mudhole. We saw a few monkeys swinging on their ropes. Jack bought a stuffed alligator, whom we'll call 'Al', that has now joined the zoo in his crib.
I tried to get some video; Jack was more interested in holding the camera once he realized I was filming him.
We got home in time for a late nap. What a fun day! Jack and Sam both did great--and I realized all this happened despite not having everything planned out perfectly.
1 comment:
I think Jack is going to be a photographer like his Dad, ha. He sure did like the camera!
Sounds like a fun, spontaneous day!
Love ya,
Mom and Grandma
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