Zoo Boo!!!

How much fun did WE have on Sunday??? We went to the ZOO!!! The ZOO BOO!!!!

Since it's our first year as zoo members, we thought it would be in our best interest to hit the annual Zoo Boo and boy am I glad we did! According to the zoo's website all the kids dress up in their costumes, there is trick-or-treating offered in The Plains area, as well as a wide array of other Halloween festivities. So, we packed McKinley, his adorable Halloween costume, and his beloved wagon and away we went!

When we arrived we discovered the zoo website wasn't lyin'! Every child was dressed up in costume, the zoo grounds were decked out and all the zoo employees even got in on the fun. The first thing we did was hit the 'Party Tent' where McKinley did some pumpkin bowling, danced to the DJ's spooky tunes and even posed as a fireman.

Next we moved on to the Seals and Sea Lions...a favorite exhibit of McKinley's. After that, it was time to hit the Lowe's Build & Grow tent where McKinley got the cutest thing EVER - a Lowe's apron with his name on it and a patch signifying the completion of his chosen project, a Frankenstein Face figure. The line was forever long, so we just picked up the goodies and headed on to the rides. We'll make his Frankenstein Face soon! And he'll wear his apron too...OH so cute!

It was time for the train, and what a ride it was! There were so many things to see on our ride! We met Ariel and Eric from The Little Mermaid, we got to see a magic show at another destination, and we got to see Dorothy and all her friends from The Wizard of Oz - all without getting off the train! We all enjoyed that so much.

Time for the annual carousel ride! This time it was a real surprise because the carousel went BACKWARDS! It caught McKinley off guard a little, but he laughed and giggled the whole time! After the carousel it was off to trick-or-treating in the Plains. It was a real relief for Mommy to discover that each treat station was only handing out 2 small pieces of candy. Whew...

Finally, to wrap up our awesome day (since the splash park is obviously closed because it's so chilly) we shared a festive yummy candy apple, warm pretzel and a nice hot apple cider. We had such an awesome day! I can't help but remember our last trip to the zoo when the guy manning the carousel asked Cary what it was like to have two kids (after I proceeded to hang by my pinky finger and lean WAY back to try and get a good shot with my camera, thus breaking some sort of carousel law). I simply told the guy it was the only way to be...I guess it also made me realize just how much fun Cary and I have doing all these things with McKinley. It's like we get to share in his childhood (of course) while taking a step back in time and releasing the inner child of our own. It's great! The zoo is the perfect place to do that...

We love Zoo Boo!

Lynn