A Trip to the Zoo

We took a family trip to the zoo today. Sophie has never been, so we were very excited to take her. We met up with Susie and the twins (Sophie's aunt and cousins) and walked around for a few hours. It was a hot day, but still a perfect day for the zoo. Despite the heat, Sophie had a great time. 

Starting out on our adventure



 First stop was the elephants. Sophie kept calling out, "Ella!" when we told her what they were. After that we went to see the giraffes. Sophie wasn't as impressed with them. Maybe next time we will pay to feed them. I bet Sophie would love that!

Next, we moved on to see the penguins. Sophie went nuts for them. She kept saying, "Ohhhhh!" and pointing at the penguins as the walked around.

The next stop was to visit some of the different monkeys. I'm not sure if Sophie noticed where they were until they finally started to move around. Just like the giraffes, Sophie wasn't very interested in the monkeys.

Sophie's favorite part of the zoo was seeing all of the cats! As you know, Sophie loves cats. Whenever she sees one, whether it be in a book or in person, she excitedly yells, "Cat!" Today was no different. When we went to see the nocturnal animals, Sophie pointed and called out to each cat that she saw. She was so happy! Outside of the nocturnal house was a glass area that held some big cats. Sophie was in heaven! She loved being so close to the cat and having it look at her.





We really enjoyed our time at the zoo. I can't wait to take Sophie back again to introduce her to even more animals.

These stayed on for about a minute.