Brookfield Zoo

Last Saturday we went to Brookfield Zoo with Nana & Grandpa Cermak. You may remember that it rained in the afternoon that day - but not in the morning! We got there just before 10 am and stayed til 2 pm, when the rain started. It was a great 4 hours. The zoo wasn't crowded and we got to see a lot of exhibits.

Gavin's favorite thing -this time- was the Hammill Family Play zoo. It's a "hands-on" building with a lot of pretend-play activites. Gavin was so thrilled with everything that I think we were there for an hour, maybe longer. He loved spraying the plants in the green house:



In the "Bug Walk:"




We ventured into Tropic World for the first time. Gavin was more interested in the bridges, stairs, and this phone than in the monkeys and gorillas:




Also a first for Gavin - using the Moldarama machines! Francis had a lot of Moldarma animals when he was young, so this brought back a lot of memories for Nana & Grandpa. Gavin was fascinated by the molding, and by checking to see if the animal would be "too hot" to pick up:

Good thing the zoo has lots of stuff to climb on:

Waiting to get into the Stingray Bay exhibit. It was about 1:30 at this point and Gavin had walked the entire time. He wasn't sure if he wanted to touch the stingrays, and after one brushed past him, he definitely didn't want to. So Nana & Grandpa got him a stingray T shirt (among other things) and we made a Moldarama stingray and then we headed home.

We didn't even scratch the surface of things to do at the zoo, so we will be going back there often! If anyone wants to meet us there, just give me a call!